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Evaluating the Conconi test
After the achieved heart rates have been properly recorded in the protocol, you can proceed with the
graphical evaluation of the Conconi Test. Therefore construct a co-ordinate system as shown in
below. The horizontal axis
represents the performance in watt, starting with the lowest test value.
For the Conconi test program 45 this value is, for instance, 60 watts. The vertical axis
represents
the heart pulse rate for every test step. In the example below the heart rate for the first test step (60 watts)
is around 105 beats per minute, for the second step (80 watts) it is 120 beats per minute, etc.
After all the heart pulse rate points have been represented in the co-ordinate system, proceed with joining
the individual points to form the line representing the linear increasing portion of the curve. In the figure this
is the straight line with the steep slope.
The higher points (higher load steps) will generally lie underneath this line. These points can also be joined
by a straight line as shown in the figure (this is the second line with the lesser slope).
figure 1
(X axis)
(Y axis)
The intersection of these two lines is shown in fig
1 by an arrow.
This intersection point is called the deflection
point and corresponds to the anaerobic Conconi
thresh-old. In fig. 1 this threshold is at 181 beats
per minute. This heart rate is determined by
drawing a straight line parallel to the lower axis
(X axis) starting at the deflection point toward left.
The point where this line intersects with the
vertical Y axis (heart rate) is the point we want to
determine (in our example 181 beats/min.).
The individual training domains can be determined
using the heart rate at the deflection point (in our
example 181 beats/min.) as shown in figure 2. The
heart rate at the deflection point is assigned a value
of 100%.
Description
Heartp
u
lseratein
b
eats/min
Power in Watt
Fig. 1: Graphical evaluation of the Conconi Test
Heart rate in %
Conconi threshold = 100 %
Compensation
WSA
GA 2
GA 1
80%
Fig. 2: Determining the training domains
Performance in watt
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