Winget protocol for assessing anaerobic performance with the Monarch bicycle
Performing tests to evaluate the anaerobic performance of athletes in some sports such as football, basketball, wrestling, martial arts, gymnastics, swimming, sailing, cycling, athletics, etc. are very important and vital. These tests will allow us to eliminate the weaknesses of athletes with changes in training programs, and at the same time, these tests are very important for finding sports talent. These tests are also used to check some training protocols or check the effect of some supplements. Next, we will examine the Winget protocol.
required tools:
Scales for measuring weight
Tap to measure the height
Monarch bicycle
Computer with related software for evaluation
What is the Wingate test?
It is an evaluation protocol for anaerobic performance and especially anaerobic-explosive performance. Currently, the best method to evaluate the explosive power and performance of the Phasagen system is the Winget test, which is often performed with the Monark bike ergometer. The steps of the test are as follows.
Step 1: Initial measurement
The height and weight of the athlete should be measured and entered into the system.
Step 2: Warm-up
The athlete is asked to warm up her/his body with light to moderate stretching and softening movements for 5 to 10 minutes.
Step 3: Data entry in the system
At the same time as the athlete warms up, at this stage, the athlete's data must be entered into the related software system. Height, weight, age, and gender data are important. Also, in the section of the software, we must specify the amount of weight that is supposed to be dropped. For example, 7% of body weight is used for professional athletes and 6% of the athlete's body weight is used for other athletes. Also, determine the speed at which the weight should be released and the way the weight is released. For example, it will be determined that at a speed of 100 rpm, 7% of the weight of a 70 kg person will be released automatically. So we have to put 7% or 4.9 kg weight on the bike. The software can be set in such a way that the tasks can be done manually. It means that the weight should be released by the athlete's manual command through the button on the bike. This method is only used for experienced athletes. In perfect condition, the settings will be automatic, that is, when the desired speed is reached, the weight will be dropped and it will create resistance on the athlete's pedalling.
Important note: This is a special sports test and should not be performed by anyone for fun because it causes a sharp increase in heart rate and can be dangerous for some other people.
Step 4: Get on the bike and run the test
At this stage, the athlete sits on the bike. The size of the seat should be enough to pedal comfortably. Shoes should be suitable. We ask the athlete to pedal slowly to warm up. When the athlete is ready to start, click on the start button on the software screen. In this case, the software will be activated and the athlete will start pedalling from now on. When the desired maximum speed is reached (in this example it is set to 100 rpm), the weight is released by 7%. Suddenly it will become very hard to pedal. From now on, the athlete must continue pedalling for the designated time, which is usually 30 seconds for elite athletes and 20 seconds for others. It is very difficult to maintain speed at this stage, so we have to encourage the athlete to continue.
Step 5: Finish testing and cooling down
When the protocol is finished, we ask the athlete to avoid sitting and walk slowly so that the body cools down. This is a very difficult test and there have been reported many cases of athletes fainting after the test.
data analysis:
After the test is completed, you will receive important data, the most important of which are as follows.
Maximum Anaerobic Power: the maximum power that an athlete can achieve. It is usually achieved in the first few seconds and at high speed. We have had reports of 1800 watts in professional athletes. Of course, most people are in numbers below 1300 watts. Only people with high anaerobic capacity, good phosphagen system and muscles with a high percentage of fast twitch fibres and high fitness can achieve this record.
Minimum Anaerobic Power: The lowest anaerobic power recorded in this test.
Average Anaerobic Power: Average recorded anaerobic power
Fatigue Index: This index is very important. It shows us how much the slope of anaerobic power loss is. For example, a person may have a maximum recorded anaerobic power of 1000 and at the end recorded an anaerobic power of 400, and another person recorded a maximum anaerobic power of 1000 and at the end recorded an anaerobic power of 50. Although the maximum anaerobic capacity of these two people is equal, the first person finished the test with a lower slope, but the second person had a rapid decline, and this means that the fatigue index of the first person was lower or in other words better than the second person.
Another important point in the analysis of this anaerobic power test is the ratio. The above test gives us two types of data. Relative powers and absolute power. Suppose two people run the test. Both recorded maximum anaerobic power of 1000, but one of these two people weighs 80 kilos and the other 60 kilos. After the maximum anaerobic capacity is divided by the weight, you can see that the second person with a weight of 60 kg had a higher relative anaerobic capacity. This type of assessment is important for some sports and some types of research.
The Wingate Anaerobic Power Test is designed for both rowers and swimmers with pedal bikes. Currently, this test is the most common and the best anaerobic power test in the world and many trainers and researchers use it. There are many uses and discussions about this test. If you have any questions, you can ask them in the question and answer section of the site.
Good Luck!
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