A computer program which implements and monitors tests and training routines for anaerobic and aerobic endurance. It is excellent for activities which use intervals of work and rest or requires the athlete to perform at a certain pace. The program generates sounds (beeps, bells etc.) as well as spoken instructions for the athletes performing the test. Several protocols are included in the package and there is also the ability to design your own protocols. Examples included in the package are the standard Beep test, Conconi Test, and Continuous Running Multistage Field Test.
Example screen from the program
A variety of popular fitness tests are generically called "Beep Tests" because an audio tape is used to control timed runs over a measured course, and an audio tone communicates timing information to the test subjects (runners). The Optimal Endurance program is far more flexible because the sounds and instructions are generated by a computer giving access to limitless different protocols combined with very accurate timing. The tests are run continuously until the subjects can no longer continue or start to miss (arrive late at gates). The highest running pace and number of repetitions that the runner can accomplish successfully is then the players rating. The rating can be translated into an estimate of VO2Max, the amount of Oxygen that the athlete can consume per unit of body mass.
In the standard Beep Test (also known as the Leger Test), the runner covers a 20 meter interval at steadily increasing pace, with several iterations to be completed at each pace before moving on to the next. In the Birtwell Test, a 40 meter course is used. There are also tests for which the running pace varies randomly, in an attempt to more closely match game conditions. There are also variations that allow some recovery time between running intervals.
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