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Air Force PRT test for Bike and Recline
You must wear a heart rate monitor to take the Air Force test; the test will not start if no heart rate signal is detected�
You must enter your age, weight, gender and number of weekly training sessions before you start the test�
The test begins with a 2-minute warm up stage at 50 watts before the workload increases to raise your heart rate to over 125 beats per minute� The increase
in the workload depends on your age, gender and level of training�
The goal of the test is to keep your heart rate above 125 beats per minute for 6 minutes at a constant power�
The power will be increased every 2 minutes if your heart rate has not reached the value required for the test� The timing of the 6 minutes required to calculate
the results starts from the last increase in the workload�
stage time workload
warm up 2 minutes 50 watts
1 2 minutes increase based on set parameters
2 2 minutes
+ 50 watts if HR is lower than 100
+ 25 watts if HR is between 111 and 120
+ 0 watts if HR is higher than 120
n 2 minutes like step 2
The test will not start if your heart rate is already higher than 110 beats per minute before starting, when you are entering your data� You must maintain a
pedalling speed between 50 and 80 rpm throughout the test�
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