Tomabechi, N.; Takizawa, K.; Shibata, K.; Mizuno, M. Effects of 3-Week Work-Matched High-Intensity Intermittent Cycling Training with Different Cadences on VO2max in University Athletes. Sports2018, 6, 107.
Tomabechi, N.; Takizawa, K.; Shibata, K.; Mizuno, M. Effects of 3-Week Work-Matched High-Intensity Intermittent Cycling Training with Different Cadences on VO2max in University Athletes. Sports 2018, 6, 107.
Tomabechi, N.; Takizawa, K.; Shibata, K.; Mizuno, M. Effects of 3-Week Work-Matched High-Intensity Intermittent Cycling Training with Different Cadences on VO2max in University Athletes. Sports2018, 6, 107.
Tomabechi, N.; Takizawa, K.; Shibata, K.; Mizuno, M. Effects of 3-Week Work-Matched High-Intensity Intermittent Cycling Training with Different Cadences on VO2max in University Athletes. Sports 2018, 6, 107.
Abstract
The aim of this study was to clarify effects of 3-week work-matched high-intensity intermittent cycling training (HIICT) with different cadences on VO2max in university athletes. Eighteen university athletes performed HIICT with either 60 rpm (n = 9) or 120 rpm (n = 9). HIICT consisted of eight sets of 20-s exercise with a 10-s passive rest between each sets. The initial training intensity was set at 135% of VO2 max and was decreased by 5% every two sets. Athletes in both groups performed 9 sessions of HIICT during 3-week. The total work-load and achievement rate of the work load calculated before experiments in each group were used for analysis. VO2max was measured pre and post-training. After 3-week of training, no significant differences in the total work-load and achievement rate of the work load were found between the two groups. VO2max similarly increased in both groups from pre to post training (p = 0.016), with no significant differences between the groups (p = 0.680). These results suggest that cadence during HIICT is not training variable affecting effect of VO2max.
Keywords
aerobic capacity, graded‑exercise test, total work-load
Subject
Medicine and Pharmacology, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
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