Performing one or more verification VO2 workload(s) immediately after an incremental to maximal graded exercise test significantly increases the proportion of participants who meet the job-related aerobic fitness standard for structural firefighters.

A study on the use of of a verification phase to confirm the maximal oxygen consumption of firefighter applicants.

Hancock R, Yavelberg L, Gledhill S, Birot O, Gledhill N, Jamnik V. Performing one or more verification VO2 workload(s) immediately after an incremental to maximal graded exercise test significantly increases the proportion of participants who meet the job-related aerobic fitness standard for structural firefighters. Eur J Appl Physiol. 2023 Sep;123(9):1929-1937. doi: 10.1007/s00421-023-05204-5. Epub 2023 Apr 25.

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