MASRT is a field test for assessing anaerobic capacity reproducing the basic effort/movement pattern of most intermittent sports [21]. MASRT was administered using the protocol outlined by Dardouri et al. [16]. The subjects had to shuttle run for 20 s between two parallel lines, spaced 20 m apart, with 100 s of passive recovery in between. The initial velocity of the first stage was set at 100% of the individual's MAVest. The velocity was increased by 0.28 m · s−1 for each consecutive stage of 20 s shuttle runs until volitional exhaustion. The subjects had to shuttle run for 20 s from the start line to the parallel line in time with the audio beeps emitted from the computer that helped them to adjust their running speed during the 20 s of effort. The participant continued this pattern of shuttle running until volitional exhaustion or when he failed to reach the line in time with the audio signals on two successive occasions. MASRT results were expressed as the velocity of the last completed stage of a 20 s shuttle run (VMASRT). The intraclass correlation coefficient (95% confidence interval) and the coefficient of variation for the VMASRT were 0.84 (0.54-0.94) and 3.6%, respectively.