Uphill versus downhill high-intensity training effectiveness in preserving vascular function and exercise performance in runners who reduce their regular endurance training

Autor: Gentilin, A, Budel, L, Cevese, A, Schena, F, Tarperi, C
Rok vydání: 2022
Předmět:
Zdroj: Sport Sciences for Health. 19:249-257
ISSN: 1825-1234
1824-7490
DOI: 10.1007/s11332-022-01029-5
Popis: The COVID-19 restrictions have limited outdoor physical activities. High-intensity training (HIT) may be a valid indoor alternative. We tested whether an indoor HIT is effective in maintaining vascular function and exercise performance in runners who reduce their usual endurance training, and whether a downhill HIT is as effective as an uphill one for such purposes.Sixteen runners performed the same 6-week HIT either uphill (UP, eight runners) or downhill (DOWN, eight runners). Eight runners continuing their usual endurance training acted as a control group (CON). The following data were collected before vs after our HIT: vascular conductance during rapid leg vasodilation to assess vasodilation capacity; V̇OBoth uphill and downhill HIT failed in maintaining the pre-HIT leg vasodilation capacity compared to CON, which was, however, blunted more after uphill than downhill HIT. V̇OOur HIT was ineffective in maintaining the pre-HIT leg vasodilation capacity compared to runners continuing their usual low-intensity endurance training, but did not lead to reductions in V̇O
Databáze: OpenAIRE
Externí odkaz: