Running-Based Anaerobic
Sprint Test
The RAST protocol was followed
according to the guidelines
developed at the University
ofWolverhampton, United Kingdom,
and as reported previously
(30). Briefly, the RAST
involved six 35-m maximal
sprint efforts separated by 10
seconds of recovery (including
deceleration phase). Infrared
photocell gates (Speed Trap1;
Brower Timing Systems,
Draper, UT, USA) (placed precisely
35 m apart) were used to
determine the duration of each
sprint interval. Participants
were verbally instructed as to
when the recovery stage was complete after each bout.