Official protocol by Romain 'Roro' Pizzinato · Anaerobic Capacity
Australian Shuttle Test
Measure anaerobic lactate capacity and repeated high-intensity shuttle changes of direction
Primary measureTotal Distance & Fatigue Index
CategoryAnaerobic Capacity
FormatWORK_REST
Pacing audioManual / Camera
Standardized testing protocol
6 repetitions of shuttle running: 30 seconds maximal effort followed by 35 seconds recovery. Athlete runs back and forth always returning to starting line, covering maximum distance in each 30s effort.
Required field equipment
Cones placed every 5 meters (0m, 5m, 10m, 15m, 20m...), stopwatch, measuring wheel
Calculation formula & scoring
Time4Test automates this equation directly during the session:
Total Distance (sum of 6 runs), Max Distance, Fatigue Index = (Shortest / Longest) × 100.
Scientific reference
Pizzinato, R. Strength & Conditioning resources for rugby and collision sports.
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