Table 1. Performance indicators and physiological responses in the MST (20 m multistage shuttle run test)
and YIET (Yo-Yo intermittent endurance Level 2 test) in soccer players (n = 21). Data are means (ąSD).

 

MST

YIET

Distance covered (m)

2041 (179)*

1676 (314)

Peak speed attained (km·h-1)

13.6 (0.4)*

15.7 (0.8)

HRmax (b·min-1) 

192 (8)

191 (8)

Post-exercise [La] (mMol) 

13.0 (1.6)

13.1 (2.7)

Time to exhaustion in the test (min)

11.2 (0.8)

10.2 (2.7)
*significantly different from YIET, p < 0.001. Abbreviations: HRmax = maximal heart rate; [La] = blood lactate concentration.