Key result
Repeated sprint training and continuous endurance training provoked comparable improvements in VO2 kinetics and exercise performance (P<0.05), with RST being more time-efficient.
Why the study?
Does repeated sprint training improve Vo2 kinetics and exercise performance compared to continuous endurance training in recreationally active subjects?
RCT (n=23)
Randomly assigned
Does repeated sprint training improve Vo2 kinetics and exercise performance compared to continuous endurance training in recreationally active subjects?
p-value: p=<0.05
Repeated sprint training is a more time-efficient approach than continuous endurance training to elicit comparable improvements in Vo2 kinetics and exercise performance.
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Supports time-efficient RST as alternative to continuous training for VO2 kinetics and performance gains; extends RCT evidence on training modalities in active adults.
Boit et al. (2014) conducted an RCT in Recreationally active (n=23). Repeated sprint training (RST) vs. Continuous endurance training (ET) (60-110 min of moderate-intensity cycling) was evaluated on Phase II pulmonary Vo2 kinetics in the transition from moderate- to severe-intensity exercise (p=<0.05). Repeated sprint training and continuous endurance training provoked comparable improvements in VO2 kinetics and exercise performance (P<0.05), with RST being more time-efficient.
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