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- Title
Effects of recovery mode (active vs. passive) on performance during a short high-intensity interval training program: a longitudinal study.
- Authors
Ben Abderrahman, Abderraouf; Zouhal, Hassane; Chamari, Karim; Thevenet, Delphine; Mullenheim, Pierre-Yves; Gastinger, Steven; Tabka, Zouhair; Prioux, Jacques
- Abstract
The aim of this longitudinal study was to compare two recovery modes (active vs. passive) during a seven-week high-intensity interval training program (SWHITP) aimed to improve maximal oxygen uptake ( $$ \dot{V}{\text{O}}_{{ 2 {\text{max}}}} $$), maximal aerobic velocity (MAV), time to exhaustion ( t) and time spent at a high percentage of $$ \dot{V}{\text{O}}_{{ 2 {\text{max}}}} $$, i.e., above 90 % ( t90 $$ \dot{V}{\text{O}}_{{ 2 {\text{max}}}} $$) and 95 % ( t95 $$ \dot{V}{\text{O}}_{{ 2 {\text{max}}}} $$) of $$ \dot{V}{\text{O}}_{{ 2 {\text{max}}}} $$. Twenty-four adults were randomly assigned to a control group that did not train (CG, n = 6) and two training groups: intermittent exercise (30 s exercise/30 s recovery) with active (IE, n = 9) or passive recovery (IE, n = 9). Before and after seven weeks with (IE and IE) or without (CG) high-intensity interval training (HIT) program, all subjects performed a maximal graded test to determine their $$ \dot{V}{\text{O}}_{{ 2 {\text{max}}}} $$ and MAV. Subsequently only the subjects of IE and IE groups carried out an intermittent exercise test consisting of repeating as long as possible 30 s intensive runs at 105 % of MAV alternating with 30 s active recovery at 50 % of MAV (IE) or 30 s passive recovery (IE). Within IE and IE, mean t and MAV significantly increased between the onset and the end of the SWHITP and no significant difference was found in t90 VO and t95 VO. Furthermore, before and after the SWHITP, passive recovery allowed a longer t for a similar time spent at a high percentage of VO. Finally, within IE, but not in IE, mean VO increased significantly between the onset and the end of the SWHITP both in absolute ( p < 0.01) and relative values ( p < 0.05). In conclusion, our results showed a significant increase in VO after a SWHITP with active recovery in spite of the fact that t was significantly longer (more than twice longer) with respect to passive recovery.
- Subjects
RECOVERY movement; INTERVAL training; AEROBIC capacity; EXERCISE tests; LONGITUDINAL method
- Publication
European Journal of Applied Physiology, 2013, Vol 113, Issue 6, p1373
- ISSN
1439-6319
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00421-012-2556-9