Table 4.
Estimates of relative anaerobic and aerobic energy system contribution during single bouts of maximal high intensity exercise
| Study | Exercise | Participants | N | Sex | Age | Duration (s) | Anaerobic (%) | Aerobic (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Péronnet and Thibault (1989) [38] | Run | Runners | M | – | 6.4 | 94.7 | 5.3 | |
| 9.8 | 92.4 | 7.6 | ||||||
| 19.8 | 85.9 | 14.1 | ||||||
| 44.1 | 69.9 | 30.1 | ||||||
| 101.7 | 43.0 | 57.0 | ||||||
| 132.2 | 35.2 | 64.8 | ||||||
| 209.5 | 23.9 | 76.1 | ||||||
| 226.3 | 22.3 | 77.7 | ||||||
| 290.8 | 18.1 | 81.9 | ||||||
| 452.1 | 12.0 | 88.0 | ||||||
| 778.4 | 6.3 | 93.7 | ||||||
| 1633.8 | 2.5 | 97.5 | ||||||
| Arsac and Locatelli (2002) [35] | Run | Sprinters | M | – | 9.2 | 96.0 | 4.0 | |
| 11.5 | 94.0 | 6.0 | ||||||
| 12.1 | 95.0 | 5.0 | ||||||
| 13.2 | 94.0 | 6.0 | ||||||
| Ward-Smith and Radford (2000) [74] | Run | Elite sprinters | M | – | 10.2 | 92.5 | 7.5 | |
| 11.0 | 90.5 | 9.5 | ||||||
| Ward-Smith (1985) [36] | Run | Runners | – | – | 10.2 | 93.0 | 7.0 | |
| 20.4 | 86.0 | 14.0 | ||||||
| 44.9 | 72.0 | 28.0 | ||||||
| 105.5 | 48.0 | 52.0 | ||||||
| 218.2 | 28.0 | 72.0 | ||||||
| 816.5 | 8.0 | 92.0 | ||||||
| 1686.8 | 4.0 | 96.0 | ||||||
| Billat et al. (2004) [75] | Run | Middle distance | 8 | M | 18.0 | 86.5 | 38.2 | 61.8 |
| 101.6 | 41.5 | 58.5 | ||||||
| Di Prampero et al. (1993) [37] | Run | Runners | 16 | Mixed | 18.3 | 102.0 | 38.0 | 62.0 |
| 132.0 | 31.0 | 69.0 | ||||||
| 209.0 | 22.0 | 78.0 | ||||||
| 452.0 | 11.0 | 89.0 | ||||||
| 778.0 | 7.0 | 93.0 | ||||||
| Busso and Chatagnon (2006) [159] | Run | 2004 World record | – | – | 206.0 | 24.4 | 75.6 | |
| 227.0 | 22.3 | 77.7 | ||||||
| 441.0 | 12.4 | 87.6 | ||||||
| 486.0 | 11.4 | 88.6 | ||||||
| 757.0 | 7.5 | 92.5 | ||||||
| 841.0 | 6.9 | 93.1 |
Assessment method: theoretical models (n = 7 studies)