Correlation between indices of anaerobic capacity tests

We hypothesized that some of the parameters of the individual anaerobic capacity tests (namely vertical jumps, sprint run, and Wingate veloergometric test) would be interrelated. The main aim of the present study was to find out the relationship of the major parameters of static and dynamic vertical jumps, 30 m sprint run, and veloergometric Wingate test in athletic and sedentary groups separately. Sedentary controls (n=101) and athletes from different kind of sports (n=178), who were in active training state during the time of the study. All subjects were 18-32 year-old male Caucasians. After the individual warm-up, subjects made three attempts of each of two kinds – dynamic and static – of maximal vertical jumps on the force plate (knee bent to the right angle), then had at least two attempts for maximal effort 30 m dash, and finally performed all-out Wingate anaerobic veloergometric test. Duration of the eccentric phase, concentric phase, and flight phase were determined from the dynamograms of both kinds of jump. Times of each of the three 10-m intervals were registered in 30 m dash. Athletes were different from sedentary controls in respect to most of the parameters of the vertical jumps: flight phase duration was longer (p<0,01), while both concentric phase and all take-off phase were shorter in respect to sedentary controls. Athletes also exhibited shorter phase of the propulsion until the maximal vertical force was attained (p<0,05), but longer duration of the flight phase (p<0,05) consequently, higher jump height). Athletes were quicker at all of the times measured during 30 m straight sprint (p<0.0001). In controls, but not in athletes, body mass-indexed („relative“) maximal veloergometric power was inversely correlated with 30-m sprint time (p<0,001). In each group, flight phase duration during each of the vertical jump modes was significantly related with the average speed during 30-m sprint (p<0,001), as well as average veloergometric power (p