Oxygenation Threshold Derived from Near-Infrared Spectroscopy: Reliability and Its Relationship with the First Ventilatory Threshold.
Stephan van der ZwaardRichard T JaspersIlse J BloklandChantal AchterbergJurrian M VisserAnne R den UilMathijs J HofmijsterKoen LevelsDionne A NoordhofArnold de HaanJos J de KoningWillem J van der LaarseCornelis J de RuiterPublished in: PloS one (2016)
Although the oxygenation threshold is reproducible and potentially a suitable exercise threshold, VT1 discriminates better across sexes and training status during maximal stepwise incremental exercise. Continuous-wave NIRS measurements are reproducible, but strongly affected by adipose tissue thickness.