Extended steep ramp test normative values for 19–24-year-old healthy active young adults

Purpose To extend currently available sex and age-specific normative values in children and adolescents for the peak work rate (WR peak ) attained at the steep ramp test (SRT) to healthy active young adults. Methods Healthy male and female participants aged between 19 and 24 years were recruited. After screening and anthropometric measurements, participants performed a SRT on a cycle ergometer (increments of 25 W/10 s), monitoring and recording...