RELATIVE AND ABSOLUTE RELIABILITY OF KARATE SPECIFIC AEROBIC TEST (KSAT) IN EXPERIENCED MALE ATHLETES
Journal Title: Biology of Sport - Year 2012, Vol 29, Issue 3
Abstract
The present investigation was conducted to evaluate the relative and absolute reliability and the minimal detectable change (MDC95%) of the karate specific aerobic test (KSAT) in male karate athletes. Sixteen subjects (age: 22.2±3.7 years, height: 175.7±6.7 cm, body mass: 72.7±7.2 kg and karate experience: 9.2±4.5 years) participated in this study and performed the KSAT twice (test-retest). Reliability of time to exhaustion (TE) was very good, with intraclass correlation coefficient ICC(3.1)>0.90, standard errors of measurement SEM<5% and 95% limits of agreement (LOA) -15.8 ± 74.7 s. The MDC95% of the KSAT was 81.42 s, rated as “satisfactory”. The dependent t test showed no significant difference between peak heart rate (HRpeak), peak lactate concentration (Lapeak) and rating of perceived exertion (RPE) between test and retest (P>0.05). Effect size for all variables was dz≤0.2, rated as trivial. Thus, when using the present test as a measure of aerobic fitness, a change greater than 9.4% (81.42 s) is necessary to be confident (at the 95% level) that the change in time to exhaustion reflects improvement and exceeds the measurement error. The KSAT is a reliable tool that can be used by practitioners for assessing aerobic fitness in experienced karate athletes.
Authors and Affiliations
Helmi Chaabane, Younés Hachana, Ahmed Attia, Bessem Mkaouer, Safwéne Chaabouni, Karim Chamari
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