The performance and aerobic endurance effects of high-intensity versus moderate-intensity continuous running.

Autor: Jarstad E; Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Department of Physical Performance, PO Box 4014 Ullevaal stadion, 0806 Oslo, Norway.; Norwegian Sport Medicine Clinic (Nimi), Department of Cardiology and Exercise Physiology, PO Box 3843 Ullevaal stadion, 0805 Oslo, Norway., Mamen A; Kristiania University College, School of Health Sciences, Ernst G Mortensens stiftelse, PO Box 1190 Sentrum, 0107 Oslo, Norway.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism = Physiologie appliquee, nutrition et metabolisme [Appl Physiol Nutr Metab] 2019 Sep; Vol. 44 (9), pp. 990-996. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Feb 06.
DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2018-0575
Abstrakt: The aim of the present study was to investigate the performance and aerobic endurance effects of high-intensity (HICR) versus moderate-intensity continuous running (MICR), which were nonmatched for total work. Twenty healthy recreational athletes (aged 28 ± 5 years) were randomly assigned to an HICR, MICR, or no-intervention control (C) group. The HICR group ( n = 7) performed a 20-min strenuous, almost exhausting, run above lactate threshold (LT) at ∼88% of maximal heart rate (HR max ), whereas the MICR group ( n = 7) performed a 40-min run at ∼80% HR max . Both the HICR and MICR groups performed 3 intervention sessions a week, in addition to ∼60% of their regular aerobic exercise, for 10 weeks. The C group ( n = 6) performed regular physical exercise throughout the study. Time to exhaustion, during a ∼4-8-min ramp test procedure, was significantly increased by 23% and 24% ( P < 0.01) following HICR or MICR, respectively, with no significant difference in the change in time to exhaustion ( P = 1.00) at pre- to post-training between the 2 training modalities (HICR and MICR). In the HICR group, maximal oxygen consumption and velocity at LT increased significantly by 5.0% and 6.8% ( P < 0.01), respectively. The MICR group increased relative maximal oxygen consumption (mL·kg -1 ·min -1 ) significantly by 4.7% ( P < 0.05), whereas the pulmonary respiratory gas-exchange ratio was significantly decreased at a submaximal workload by 4.2% ( P < 0.01), indicating enhanced fat oxidation. No performance or physiological effects were observed in the C group. The present study indicates that even with a substantially lower total energy turnover, HICR can be as performance enhancing as MICR. Moreover, HICR can increase maximal aerobic power, whereas MICR may enhance fat oxidation.
Databáze: MEDLINE