The Wingate test is a demanding 30-second maximal resistance exercise test.

“So if you've never done a Wingate test, it's the longest 30 seconds of your life. The way to...so Wingate tests are done on a specialized ergometer, specialized bike, that allows for variable intensity efforts. But the best way to think of it is if you have a stationary bike, is basically getting on it, setting it the highest workload possible. So it's even hard to get it going. And after five seconds, you feel yourself starting to slow down because it's so challenging. The workload is so high. And so you just hang on as long as you can.”