Abstract :
The purpose of this study is to assess the suitability of the McArdle step test for determine maximum oxygen uptake in male students. For this purpose we randomly selected thirty male students of Shiraz University, with mean age, height, and weight of 22.6 year, 166.4 cm, and 56.9kg, respectively. Vo2 max of each participant was
determined by shuttle run test and also by applying McArdle test within an interval of
seven days between the tests. The mean of Vo2 max subjects were 45.53 (ml/kg/min)
in Shuttle run (20 m) test and 44.53 (ml/kg/min) in McArdle step test. Also, the results
show that Exhibited significant statistical correlation (r=0.71, p
Keyword :
Vo2 max, McArdle step test, Male university students, Shuttle run test