Test Carminatti's vs. Cycle ergometer test: differences in the deflection point of the heart rate in futsal players

Background: Assessment the physical performance in athletes through stress tests is always of interest to doctors and trainers for the control training, the aim of this study is to analyze the differences in an intermittent field test (Carminatti's test) and a traditional laboratory test through the estimation of the anaerobic threshold measured by the deflection point of the heart rate (PDFC). Method: The sample was 16 Honduran players from the futsal university team. Indirect measurements were made of energy metabolism and body composition, as well as the assessment of heart rate during the two tests. The kruskal-wallis test and the Spearmean correlation was used for the comparison and relationship between variables. Results: During the Carminatti's test the PDFC is greater than a cycle ergometer test (170 +/- 14,7 ppm vs.177 +/- 15,9 ppm P <0,01). It was also found that the muscle weight (kg) affect the PDFC during the Carminatti's test 12 (Km / h) (r = -0.79 P <0.05), also the PDFC in the cycle ergometer test is affected by body mass index 185 (w) (r: -0.62 / p: 0.02). Together, the PDFC is related to the maximum oxygen consumption obtained in the cycle ergometer test (r= 0.74, P <0.03). Conclusions: The Carminatti's test is presented as a specific, effective and low-cost test to evaluate the performance through PDFC in futsal university players.