Margaria Kalamen Test

The Margaria Kalamen test is considered to be the most reliable method for determining the anaerobic alactic capacity and the speed of the legs. Here, with a short run-up (usually three steps), a flight of stairs is sprinted up at maximum speed. In adults, the time between the 3rd and 9th step is measured with the help of light barriers or contact mats. The sprint is done in such a way that 3 steps (2 steps for children) are taken at once. The power development (in watts ) can be calculated from the time covered and the height of the steps . The test was originally developed by the Italian physiologist Rodolfo Margaria in 1966 and optimized by the American JL Kalamen in 1968 as part of his dissertation. The speed force per kg of body weight in children is similar to that in adults. After a practice phase, the test not only has a high level of validity and objectivity , but also reliability .

Individual evidence

↑ Margaria Kalamen Stair Test. on: youtube.com
↑ Margaria Kalamen Power Test Calculator. ( Memento of the original from November 14, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on: pponline.co.uk @1@ 2
↑ Maximum power in sport. Dissertation . Ohio State.
↑ Arnd Krüger , Sabine Weber: Is the MARGARIA KALAMEN test suitable for children from 6 to 10 years old? In: H. Ilg (Hrsg.): School sport in the primary level. Ernst Moritz Arndt University, Greifswald 1991, ISBN 3-86006-040-6 , pp. 77-79.
↑ T. Huskey, JL Mayhew, TE Ball, MD Arnold: Factors affecting anaerobic power output in the Margaria-Kalamen test. In: Ergonomics. 32 (8), 1989, pp. 959-965.
↑ Jim Clemons, Medgar Harrison: Validity and reliability of a new stair sprinting test of explosive power. In: The Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research. 22.5, 2008, pp. 1578-1583.

[1] Margaria Kalamen Stair Test. on: youtube.com

[2] Margaria Kalamen Power Test Calculator. ( Memento of the original from November 14, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on: pponline.co.uk @1@ 2

[3] Maximum power in sport. Dissertation . Ohio State.

[4] Arnd Krüger , Sabine Weber: Is the MARGARIA KALAMEN test suitable for children from 6 to 10 years old? In: H. Ilg (Hrsg.): School sport in the primary level. Ernst Moritz Arndt University, Greifswald 1991, ISBN 3-86006-040-6 , pp. 77-79.

[5] T. Huskey, JL Mayhew, TE Ball, MD Arnold: Factors affecting anaerobic power output in the Margaria-Kalamen test. In: Ergonomics. 32 (8), 1989, pp. 959-965.

[6] Jim Clemons, Medgar Harrison: Validity and reliability of a new stair sprinting test of explosive power. In: The Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research. 22.5, 2008, pp. 1578-1583.