The Ideal Duration and Intensity for a Short Step Test

In this video, Andrew Sellars and Sean Seale talk about setting up the ideal duration and intensities for a short step test.
Short step tests are most often used for performance evaluations at high intensities. They have the benefit of being completed quickly, and allow athletes to reach maximal intensity before they become fatigued from the test itself. Ideally, these tests should last 9-12 minutes. Some protocols use very specific warm-up routines to help improve repeatability and validity.
Because the goal is to limit the total duration of the test, most short step tests use 30 second to one minute intervals, with a relatively large increase in intensity with each step.
Maximal testing is most commonly used in conjunction with VO2 testing, and can be performed in a number of sports settings using VO2 Master. We will look at the results of some of these tests in future videos.
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[@tonytran6387]

Need help using the graded step and free protocol

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[@susigan]

Hard to setup , try 4-1-4 on Rower, only last 8stepsa , last couples i dont have more power to give - Even in lower Watts , hold for 4min , is too much almost 50min test. I try connect Vo2 MAster to my Concept2 nad Kickr core , ( whithout sucess(

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