forever darkness said:i've been doing some searching, but i can't find the information i'm
looking for. hopefully someone here can help! 🙂i've managed to confirm that i have to do what's called the leger
test, or more commonly known the "beep test". it's a 20 meter shuttle
run, where you change directions at each beep, and the intervals
between the beeps get shorter and shorter, thus requiring you to go
faster and faster to reach the other side.i know the minimum score i have to reach (6.5), and the time it takes
to reach that score (7 minutes), but i have no idea how much time is
between the intervals to reach that point, or even the number of laps
it takes to get that.does anyone have any knowledge about this? i'm still looking, but any
help would be appreciated.
Have a look at
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sportacademy/hi/sa/in_the_gym/workouts/newsid_2100000/2100312.stm
for a general explanation.
Usually folk count the number of lengths that they manage or the level ( =
the number of times the bleeprate has shortened) before they peg out.
You can see a VO2max equivalent table on
http://www.zen31010.zen.co.uk/Files/bleeptestvo2maxtable.xls. This
particular one starts at level 4. L# = level number, S# = repetition number
at that level. (No, I don't know why it's an 'S'.)
I presume you've got to get at least half way though level 6.
To do the test you need a recording of the bleeps which gradually shorten in
intervals. With a bit of Googling around on the net you may be able to find
a recording.
If you can't find a copy on the net, I might be able to help you out with a
poor MP3 copy of the recording. (about 5mb).
You can either use this in an mp3 player or convert it to a wav and burn it
to a CD.
Drop me a line on [email hidden]
HTH
Tim