About Luc Léger
The beep test was first proposed by the Canadian physiologist Luc A. Léger, Emiritus professor, Department of Kinesiology at the University of Montreal. Léger has a Ph.D. in Exercise Physiology from the University of Alberta, located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Since his first paper describing the beep test in the 1980s, the test has been quickly adopted around the world, and has become a common test of the aerobic running ability for team sports players. The test has been the subject of hundreds of research papers, including many co-authored by Léger (see below plus many more beep test references).
Research Papers by Luc Léger
- Léger, LA and RJ Ferguson. Effect of pacing on oxygen uptake and peak lactate for a mile run. Europ. J. Appl. Physiol. 32: 251-257, 1974.
- Léger, L.A. and Lambert, J., 1982, 'A maximal multistage 20m shuttle run test to predict VO2max', European Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 49, p1-5.
- Léger, L.A., Lambert, J., Goulet, A., Rowan, C., & Dinelle, Y. (1984). Capacité aérobie des Québécois de 6 à 17 ans — test navette de 20 mètres avec paliers de 1 minute. Canadian Journal of Applied Sport Sciences, 9(2), 64-69.
- Léger, L., Lambert, J. & Martin, P. Validity of plastic skinfold calipers. Human Biology, 54(3): 667-675, 1982.
- L. Léger and D. Mercier , "Gross cost of energy horizontal treadmill and track running." Sports Med , Vol. 1, n o 4, July-August 1984, p. 270-7
- Léger, LA, Mercier, D., Gadoury, C., Lambert, J. The multistage 20 m shuttle run test for aerobic fitness. J. Sports Sci. 6: 93-101, 1988.
- Leger, L. and Gadoury, C, (1989) 'Validity of the 20m shuttle run test with 1 minute stages to predict VO2max in adults. Canadian Journal of Sport Science, 14:1 21-26.
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- more information about the history of the beep test
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