What question did this study set out to answer?

To evaluate the short-term effects of a 5-week high-intensity interval training program versus high-volume training on aerobic capacity, endurance running, sprinting, and jumping in youth soccer players.

April 14, 2011The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Effects of 5 Weeks of High-Intensity Interval Training vs. Volume Training in 14-Year-Old Soccer Players

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Why the study?

Does a 5-week high-intensity interval training (HIIT) program improve VO₂max, 1,000-m time, sprinting, and jumping performance compared to high-volume training in 14-year-old male soccer players?

Key Points

To evaluate the short-term effects of a 5-week high-intensity interval training program versus high-volume training on aerobic capacity, endurance running, sprinting, and jumping in youth soccer players.
Interventional study of 19 male soccer players (mean age 13.5 ± 0.4 years) undergoing a 5-week conditioning intervention.
Players performed either high-intensity interval training (HIIT) at ~90% of maximal heart rate or high-volume training (HVT) at 60–75% of maximal heart rate.
VO₂max increased significantly by 7.0% from pre- to post-testing in the HIIT group, whereas no significant change occurred after HVT.
1,000-m run times decreased significantly following HIIT (~-10 seconds) compared to HVT (~-5 seconds).
Sprint performance improved significantly in both groups, while neither group showed changes in jumping performance.

Structured PICO

Does a 5-week high-intensity interval training (HIIT) program improve VO₂max, 1,000-m time, sprinting, and jumping performance compared to high-volume training in 14-year-old male soccer players?

Population

19 male soccer players with a mean (SD) age of 13.5 ± 0.4 years

Intervention

High-intensity interval training (HIIT) at close to ~90% of maximal heart rate for 5 weeks

Comparator

High-volume training (HVT) at 60-75% of maximal heart rate for 5 weeks

Outcome

VO₂max, 1,000-m time (T₁₀₀₀), sprinting performance, and jumping performancesurrogate

A 5-week HIIT program significantly improves VO₂max and 1,000-m running time compared to high-volume training in adolescent male soccer players.

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Implication

May support HIIT in youth soccer conditioning; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.

Cite This Study

Sperlich et al. (2011) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d56e2b75589c71d767d475 https://doi.org/10.1519/jsc.0b013e3181d67c38

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Effects of 5 Weeks of High-Intensity Interval Training vs. Volume Training in 14-Year-Old Soccer Players

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Effects of 5 Weeks of High-Intensity Interval Training vs. Volume Training in 14-Year-Old Soccer Players

Key Points

Structured PICO

Discussion

Implication

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