The Yo-Yo IE2 Test: Physiological Response for Untrained Men versus Trained Soccer Players

• Purpose This study aimed to examine the physical capacity and physiological response to the Yo-Yo Intermittent Endurance level 2 test (IE2) for untrained individuals (UTR) and trained male soccer players (TR) and to investigate the determinants of intense intermittent exercise performance. Methods Thirty-four healthy UTR males and 15 age-matched TR performed a maximal incremental treadmill test and a Yo-Yo IE2 test. Muscle biopsies and blood samples were obtained, and heart rate (HR) was measured before, during, and after tests. Results UTR had a 67% lower (P < 0.01) Yo-Yo IE2 performance (665 271 vs 2027 +/- 298 m; effect size (ES), 4.8), 34% lower VO2max (P < 0.01), and 19% lower resting muscle glycogen (P < 0.05) than those of TR. Blood lactate concentration and HR during the first 560 m of the Yo-Yo IE2 test were higher (P < 0.01) in UTR than those in TR (560 m, 7.4 +/- 2.8 vs 2.4 +/- 0.8 mM; ES, 1.7-2.8; 188 +/- 11 vs 173 +/- 8 bpm; ES, 0.9-1.5), with no differences at exhaustion. Time >95% HRmax was lower (P < 0.01) in UTR than that in TR (1.0 +/- 1.1 vs 6.3 +/- 2.9 min; ES, 3.1). Mean rates of muscle creatine phosphate utilization (16.5 +/- 9.5 vs 4.3 +/- 2.7 mmolkg(-1) d.wmin(-1)), muscle lactate accumulation (16.8 +/- 9.1 vs 4.2 +/- 2.9 mmolkg(-1) d.w.min(-1)), and glycogen breakdown (29.6 +/- 14.2 vs 7.7 +/- 5.4 mmolkg(-1) d.w.min(-1)) were fourfold higher (P < 0.01; ES, 1.4-1.7) in UTR than those in TR. For UTR, correlations (P < 0.01) were observed between Yo-Yo IE2 performance and VO2max (r = 0.77), incremental treadmill test performance (r = 0.79), and muscle citrate synthase activity (r = 0.57) but not for TR (r = -0.12 to 0.50; P > 0.05). Conclusions The Yo-Yo IE2 test was shown to possess high construct validity by showing large differences in performance, HR, and anaerobic metabolism between UTR and TR. In addition, VO2max seemed to be important for intermittent exercise performance in UTR but not for TR.

Subject headings

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Hälsovetenskap -- Idrottsvetenskap (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Health Sciences -- Sport and Fitness Sciences (hsv//eng)

Keyword

MUSCLE LACTATE

BLOOD LACTATE

HEART RATE

VO2MAX

INTENSE INTERMITTENT EXERCISE

INTERMITTENT RECOVERY TEST

HUMAN SKELETAL-MUSCLE

ELITE FEMALE SOCCER

EXERCISE PERFORMANCE

PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE

BLOOD-SAMPLES

FATIGUE

FOOTBALL

VALIDITY

DEMANDS

Sport Sciences

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