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The multiple-stage shuttle run (MST) significantly underpredicted VO2max for the entire group (n = 20; p < 0.01) and for runners independently (p < 0.01).

Practitioners should be cautious in using the MST to predict VO2max in these athletic populations.

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The MST significantly underpredicted VO2max for the entire group(n = 20; p < 0.01) and when the runners data were analysed independently (p< 0.01).
A. St Clair Gibson et al. · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise · 1997

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Based on the statistical significance and the study design involving direct measurement.

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PREDICTION OF MAXIMAL OXYGEN UPTAKE FROM A 20-M SHUTTLE RUN AND MEASURED DIRECTLY IN RUNNERS AND SQUASH PLAYERS 873

A. St Clair Gibson et al. · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise · 1997

DOI 10.1097/00005768-199705001-00872

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