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. 2019 Nov 12;7(11):235. doi: 10.3390/sports7110235

Table 4.

Test protocol for the 100 m step-test.

Distance (m) Step (#) Repetition (#) Start Time (min) Intensity (I-zone)
100 1 3 1:40 3—Aerobic pace
200 1 4:00 1
100 2 3 1:50 4—Threshold pace
200 1 4:00 1
100 3 3 2:00 5—VO2max pace
200 1 4:00 1
100 4 1 None Maximal effort

All repetitions began with start in the water. Intensity zones are based on the national intensity scale for endurance sports (https://www.olympiatoppen.no/fagstoff/utholdenhet/oltsintensitetsskala/page594.html#).