Question

You have a well-trained athlete (although not specifically a track athlete) come to the lab to perform a Wingate anaerobic test (WAnT). The subject is a 24-year-old male. He is 89.2kg, and 1.85 m tall. His Resting HR is 47 bpm, and his BMI is ~26.The participant does a warm-up on the cycle ergometer to prepare for the test. You are getting the weights ready to be applied to the flywheel. How much resistance will you use (in kg)

Answer 1

6.69 kg

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that:

The mass of the athlete = 89.2 kg

Height = 1.85 m

Resting HR = 47 bpm

BMI = ~26

The essence of the Wingate anaerobic test is to evaluate and access how much energy is released by phosphagen breakdown and anaerobic glycolysis. By applying a fixed amount of weight to that same cycle's weight tray, tension is added to the flywheel. The flywheel resistance is usually set at 0.075 kg per kilogram of body weight.

For athlete sprinters, the resistance is usually set at 1.0 kg which is then multiplied by the body mass up to 1.3 kg

Hence, the amount of the resistance applied for the athlete = (0.075 × 89.2)kg

= 6.69 kg