The Yo-Yo Test References
Here is just a selection of some of the research papers about the yo-yo tests:
- Atkins, S. J. (2006). Performance of the Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Test by elite professional and semiprofessional rugby league players. J Strength Cond Res, 20(1), 222-225. doi: 10.1519/R-16034.1
- Bangsbo, J., Iaia, F. M., & Krustrup, P. (2008). The Yo-Yo intermittent recovery test : a useful tool for evaluation of physical performance in intermittent sports. Sports Med, 38(1), 37-51.
- Buchheit, M., & Rabbani, A. (2014). The 30-15 intermittent fitness test versus the yo-yo intermittent recovery test level 1: relationship and sensitivity to training. Int J Sports Physiol Perform, 9(3), 522-524. doi: 10.1123/IJSPP.2012-0335
- Castagna, C., Abt, G., & D'Ottavio, S. (2005). Competitive-level differences in Yo-Yo intermittent recovery and twelve minute run test performance in soccer referees. J Strength Cond Res, 19(4), 805-809. doi: 10.1519/R-14473.1
- Castagna, C., Impellizzeri, F. M., Rampinini, E., D'Ottavio, S., & Manzi, V. (2008). The Yo-Yo intermittent recovery test in basketball players. J Sci Med Sport, 11(2), 202-208. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2007.02.013
- Delahunt, E., Callan, L., Donohoe, J., Melican, R., & Holden, S. (2013). The Yo-Yo intermittent recovery test level 1 as a high intensity training tool: aerobic and anaerobic responses. Prev Med, 56(5), 278-282. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2013.01.010
- Deprez, D., Coutts, A. J., Lenoir, M., Fransen, J., Pion, J., Philippaerts, R., & Vaeyens, R. (2014). Reliability and validity of the Yo-Yo intermittent recovery test level 1 in young soccer players. J Sports Sci, 32(10), 903-910. doi: 10.1080/02640414.2013.876088
- Dupont, G., Defontaine, M., Bosquet, L., Blondel, N., Moalla, W., & Berthoin, S. (2010). Yo-Yo intermittent recovery test versus the Universite de Montreal Track Test: relation with a high-intensity intermittent exercise. J Sci Med Sport, 13(1), 146-150. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2008.10.007
- Hammouda O, Chtourou H, Chaouachi A, Chahed H, Zarrouk N, Miled A, Chamari K, Souissi N. (2013). Biochemical responses to level-1 yo-yo intermittent recovery test in young tunisian football players. Asian J Sports Med, 4(1), 23-28.
- Kindermann, W., & Meyer, T. (2003). Doubtful validity of the Yo-Yo intermittent recovery test. Med Sci Sports Exerc, 35(12), 2119; author reply 2120. doi: 10.1249/01.MSS.0000099083.41147.5B
- Krustrup P, Mohr M, Amstrup T, Rysgaard T, Johansen J, Steensberg A, Pedersen PK, Bangsbo J. (2003). The yo-yo intermittent recovery test: physiological response, reliability, and validity. Med Sci Sports Exerc, 35(4), 697-705. doi: 10.1249/01.MSS.0000058441.94520.32
- Krustrup, P., et al. (2005) The Yo-Yo intermittent recovery test is highly reproducible, sensitive, and valid. Med. Sci. Sports. Exerc. 38(12): 2120.
- Krustrup, P., Mohr, M., Nybo, L., Jensen, J. M., Nielsen, J. J., & Bangsbo, J. (2006). The Yo-Yo IR2 test: physiological response, reliability, and application to elite soccer. Med Sci Sports Exerc, 38(9), 1666-1673. doi: 10.1249/01.mss.0000227538.20799.08
- Markovic, G., & Mikulic, P. (2011). Discriminative ability of the Yo-Yo intermittent recovery test (level 1) in prospective young soccer players. J Strength Cond Res, 25(10), 2931-2934. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e318207ed8c
- Martinez-Lagunas, V., & Hartmann, U. (2014). Validity of the Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Test Level 1 for Direct Measurement or Indirect Estimation of Maximal Oxygen Uptake Among Female Soccer Players. Int J Sports Physiol Perform. doi: 10.1123/ijspp.2013-0313
- Mohr, M., & Krustrup, P. (2014). Yo-Yo intermittent recovery test performances within an entire football league during a full season. J Sports Sci, 32(4), 315-327. doi: 10.1080/02640414.2013.824598
- Schmitz B, Pfeifer C, Kreitz K, Borowski M, Faldum A, Brand SM. (2018) The Yo-Yo Intermittent Tests: A Systematic Review and Structured Compendium of Test Results. Front Physiol. 2018 Jul 5;9:870. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2018.00870
- Souhail, H., Castagna, C., Mohamed, H. Y., Younes, H., & Chamari, K. (2010). Direct validity of the yo-yo intermittent recovery test in young team handball players. J Strength Cond Res, 24(2), 465-470. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181c06827
- Veale, J. P., Pearce, A. J., & Carlson, J. S. (2010). The Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Test (Level 1) to discriminate elite junior Australian football players. J Sci Med Sport, 13(3), 329-331. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2009.03.006
- Vernillo, G., Silvestri, A., & Torre, A. L. (2012). The yo-yo intermittent recovery test in junior basketball players according to performance level and age group. J Strength Cond Res, 26(9), 2490-2494. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e31823f2878
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