Active recovery after high-intensity interval-training does not attenuate training adaptation
- \(\bf {Objective:}\) High-intensity interval training (HIIT) can be extremely demanding and can consequently produce high blood lactate levels. Previous studies have shown that lactate is a potent metabolic stimulus, which is important for adaptation. Active recovery (ACT) after intensive exercise, however, enhances blood lactate removal in comparison with passive recovery (PAS) and, consequently, may attenuate endurance performance improvements. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine the influence of regular ACT on training adaptations during a HIIT mesocycle. \(\bf {Methods:}\) Twenty-six well-trained male intermittent sport athletes (age: 23.5 \(\pm\) 2.5 years; www.frontiersin.org O\(_{2}\)max: 55.36 \(\pm\) 3.69 ml min kg\(^{-1}\)) participated in a randomized controlled trial consisting of 4 weeks of a running-based HIIT mesocycle with a total of 12 HIIT sessions. After each training session, participants completed 15 min of either moderate jogging (ACT) or PAS. Subjects were matched to the ACT or PAS groups according to age and performance. Before the HIIT program and 1 week after the last training session, the athletes performed a progressive incremental exercise test on a motor-driven treadmill to determine www.frontiersin.org O\(_{2}\)max, maximum running velocity (vmax), the running velocity at which www.frontiersin.org O\(_{2}\)max occurs (v www.frontiersin.org O\(_{2}\)max), and anaerobic lactate threshold (AT). Furthermore, repeated sprint ability (RSA) were determined. \(\bf {Results:}\) In the whole group the HIIT mesocycle induced significant or small to moderate changes in vmax (\(\it {p}\) < 0.001, effect size [ES] = 0.65,), vwww.frontiersin.org O\(_{2}\)max (\(\it {p}\) < 0.001, ES = 0.62), and AT (\(\it {p}\) < 0.001, ES = 0.56) compared with the values before the intervention. www.frontiersin.org O\(_{2}\)max and RSA remained unchanged throughout the study. In addition, no significant differences in the changes were noted in any of the parameters between ACT and PAS except for AT (\(\it {p}\) < 0.05, ES = 0.57). \(\bf {Conclusion:}\) Regular use of individualized ACT did not attenuate training adaptations during a HIIT mesocycle compared to PAS. Interestingly, we found that the ACT group obtained a significantly higher AT following the training program compared to the PAS group. This could be because ACT allows a continuation of the training at a low intensity and may activate specific adaptive mechanisms that are not triggered during PAS.
Author: | Thimo WiewelhoveORCiDGND, Christoph SchneiderORCiDGND, Alina SchmidtGND, Alexander DöwelingGND, Tim Friedrich MeyerORCiDGND, Michael KellmannORCiDGND, Mark PfeifferORCiDGND, Alexander FerrautiORCiDGND |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:hbz:294-62862 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2018.00415 |
Parent Title (English): | Frontiers in physiology |
Document Type: | Article |
Language: | English |
Date of Publication (online): | 2019/02/19 |
Date of first Publication: | 2018/04/18 |
Publishing Institution: | Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsbibliothek |
Tag: | Open Access Fonds adaptation; endurance training; lactate; recovery |
Volume: | 9 |
First Page: | 415-1 |
Last Page: | 415-12 |
Note: | Frontiers in physiology, Volume 9, Artikelnummer 415 |
Note: | Article Processing Charge funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) and the Open Access Publication Fund of Ruhr-Universität Bochum. |
Dewey Decimal Classification: | Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / Medizin, Gesundheit |
open_access (DINI-Set): | open_access |
faculties: | Fakultät für Sportwissenschaft |
Licence (English): | Creative Commons - CC BY 4.0 - Attribution 4.0 International |