Katch test

The Katch test is a performance test developed by the sports scientists Frank and Victor Katch and introduced in 1973 to measure anaerobic performance on the exercise bike . The set pedal resistance for men is 6 kilograms, that for women is 5 kilograms. During the test, the test subjects must complete as many pedal rotations as possible within 40 seconds, which are recorded. The test evaluation includes, on the one hand, the highest speed achieved, which is a measure of the explosive power (anaerobic power), and, on the other hand, the total number of revolutions, which is a measure of the anaerobic capacity.

Today, the Katch test has largely been replaced by the internationally used Wingate test .

literature

• William D. Mc Ardle, Frank I. Katch, Victor L. Katch: Essentials of Exercise Physiology . 3. Edition. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, Baltimore 2006, ISBN 0-7817-4991-3 , pp. 229 f .