Applying the Critical Speed Concept to Racing Strategy and Interval Training Prescription

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 842-847 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert W. Pettitt
Keyword(s):  
Critical Speed ◽  
Interval Training ◽  
Team Sport ◽  
Finite Capacity ◽  
High Intensity Interval Training ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Time Limits ◽  
High Intensity Interval ◽  
Dose Responses ◽  
High Degree

The use of personal records (PRs) for running different distances may be used to derive critical speed (CS) and the finite capacity for running speeds exceeding CS (D′). Using CS and D′, individualized speed-time and distance-time relationships can be modeled (ie, time limits associated with running at a given speed or a given distance can be derived via linear regression with a high degree of accuracy). The running 3-min all-out exercise test (3 MT) has emerged as a method for estimating CS and D′ on a large group of athletes in a single visit. Such a procedure is useful when PRs are not readily available (eg, team-sport athletes). This article reviews how to administer and interpret the running 3 MT, how CS and D′ can inform racing strategy, and how CS and D′ can be used to prescribe and evaluate high-intensity interval training (HIIT). Directions for deriving HIIT bouts using either fixed distances or fixed speeds are provided along with CS dose-responses to short-term HIIT programs.

Short-term High-intensity Interval Training and The Physiological Stress Response

2011 ◽  
Vol 43 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. 905-906
Author(s):  
Michael J. Ormsbee ◽  
Amber W. Kinsey ◽  
Minwook Chong ◽  
Heather S. Friedman ◽  
Tonya Dodge ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stress Response ◽  
High Intensity ◽  
Physiological Stress ◽  
Interval Training ◽  
High Intensity Interval Training ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Physiological Stress Response ◽  
High Intensity Interval

scholarly journals Short-Term High-Intensity Interval Training on Body Composition and Blood Glucose in Overweight and Obese Young Women

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhaowei Kong ◽  
Shengyan Sun ◽  
Min Liu ◽  
Qingde Shi
Keyword(s):  
Body Composition ◽  
Blood Glucose ◽  
Cardiorespiratory Fitness ◽  
Young Women ◽  
High Intensity ◽  
Interval Training ◽  
Moderate Intensity ◽  
High Intensity Interval Training ◽  
Short Term ◽  
High Intensity Interval

This study was to determine the effects of five-week high-intensity interval training (HIIT) on cardiorespiratory fitness, body composition, blood glucose, and relevant systemic hormones when compared to moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT) in overweight and obese young women.Methods. Eighteen subjects completed 20 sessions of HIIT or MICT for five weeks. HIIT involved 60 × 8 s cycling at ~90% of peak oxygen consumption (V˙O2peak) interspersed with 12 s recovery, whereas MICT involved 40-minute continuous cycling at 65% ofV˙O2peak.V˙O2peak, body composition, blood glucose, and fasting serum hormones, including leptin, growth hormone, testosterone, cortisol, and fibroblast growth factor 21, were measured before and after training.Results. Both exercise groups achieved significant improvements inV˙O2peak(+7.9% in HIIT versus +11.7% in MICT) and peak power output (+13.8% in HIIT versus +21.9% in MICT) despite no training effects on body composition or the relevant systemic hormones. Blood glucose tended to be decreased after the intervention (p=0.062). The rating of perceived exertion in MICT was higher than that in HIIT (p=0.042).Conclusion. Compared with MICT, short-term HIIT is more time-efficient and is perceived as being easier for improving cardiorespiratory fitness and fasting blood glucose for overweight and obese young women.

scholarly journals Impairment of Cycling Capacity in the Heat in Well-Trained Endurance Athletes After High-Intensity Short-Term Heat Acclimation

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (8) ◽  
pp. 1058-1065 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Reeve ◽  
Ralph Gordon ◽  
Paul B. Laursen ◽  
Jason K.W. Lee ◽  
Christopher J. Tyler
Keyword(s):  
High Intensity ◽  
Interval Training ◽  
Heat Acclimation ◽  
Endurance Athletes ◽  
Stress Tests ◽  
High Intensity Interval Training ◽  
Short Term ◽  
High Intensity Interval ◽  
C 50 ◽  
Perceived Strain

Purpose: To investigate the effects of short-term, high-intensity interval-training (HIIT) heat acclimation (HA). Methods: Male cyclists/triathletes were assigned into either an HA (n = 13) or a comparison (COMP, n = 10) group. HA completed 3 cycling heat stress tests (HSTs) to exhaustion (60% Wmax; HST1, pre-HA; HST2, post-HA; HST3, 7 d post-HA). HA consisted of 30-min bouts of HIIT cycling (6 min at 50% Wmax, then 12 × 1-min 100%-Wmax bouts with 1-min rests between bouts) on 5 consecutive days. COMP completed HST1 and HST2 only. HST and HA trials were conducted in 35°C/50% relative humidity. Cycling capacity and physiological and perceptual data were recorded. Results: Cycling capacity was impaired after HIIT HA (77.2 [34.2] min vs 56.2 [24.4] min, P = .03) and did not return to baseline after 7 d of no HA (59.2 [37.4] min). Capacity in HST1 and HST2 was similar in COMP (43.5 [8.3] min vs 46.8 [15.7] min, P = .54). HIIT HA lowered resting rectal (37.0°C [0.3°C] vs 36.8°C [0.2°C], P = .05) and body temperature (36.0°C [0.3°C] vs 35.8°C [0.3°C], P = .03) in HST2 compared with HST1 and lowered mean skin temperature (35.4°C [0.5°C] vs 35.1°C [0.3°C], P = .02) and perceived strain on day 5 compared with day 1 of HA. All other data were unaffected. Conclusions: Cycling capacity was impaired in the heat after 5 d of consecutive HIIT HA despite some heat adaptation. Based on data, this approach is not recommended for athletes preparing to compete in the heat; however, it is possible that it may be beneficial if a state of overreaching is avoided.

Individualizing Training in Swimming: Evidence for Utilizing the Critical Speed and Critical Stroke Rate Concepts

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 617-624
Author(s):  
Eva Piatrikova ◽  
Nicholas J. Willsmer ◽  
Ana C. Sousa ◽  
Javier T. Gonzalez ◽  
Sean Williams
Keyword(s):  
Critical Speed ◽  
Interval Training ◽  
Stroke Index ◽  
Stroke Rate ◽  
Training Volume ◽  
High Intensity Interval Training ◽  
Stroke Length ◽  
And Performance ◽  
High Intensity Interval ◽  
Peak Speed

Purpose: To monitor physiological, technical, and performance responses to individualized high-intensity interval training (HIIT) prescribed using the critical speed (CS) and critical stroke rate (CSR) concepts in swimmers completing a reduced training volume program (≤30 km·wk−1) for 15 weeks. Methods: Over the 15-week period, 12 highly trained swimmers (age 16 [1] y, height 179 [8] cm, weight 66 [8] kg) completed four 3-minute all-out tests to determine CS and the finite capacity to work above CS (D′), and four 200-m tests at CS to establish a CSR estimate. Combining CS and D′, 2 HIIT sessions designed as 5 × 3-minute intervals depleting 60% of D′ and 3 × 3.5-minute intervals depleting 80% of D′ were prescribed once per week, respectively. An additional HIIT session was prescribed using CS and CSR as 10 × 150 m or 200 m at CS with 2 cycles per minute lower stroke rate than the CSR estimate. Additional monitored variables included peak speed, average speed for 150 seconds (speed150s) and 180 seconds (speed180s), competition performance and stroke length (SL), stroke count (SC), and stroke index (SI) adopted at CS. Results: At the end of the intervention, swimmers demonstrated faster CS (mean change ± 90% confidence limits: +5.4 ± 1.6%), speed150s (+2.5 ± 0.9%), speed180s (+3.0 ± 0.9%), and higher stroke rate (+6.4 ± 3.0%) and stroke index (+4.2 ± 3.6%). D′ was reduced (−25.2 ± 7.5%), whereas peak speed, SL, and SC changed only trivially. The change in the swimmers’ personal best times in the first and second main event was −1.2 ± 1.3% and −1.6 ± 0.9%, respectively. Conclusion: HIIT prescribed based on the CS and CSR concepts was associated with improvements in several physiological, technical, and performance parameters in highly trained swimmers while utilizing time- and resource-efficient approach. This was achieved despite a ≥25% reduction in training volume.

Short-Term High-Intensity Interval Training Reduces Hyperglycemia in Type 2 Diabetics

2010 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
pp. 34-35
Author(s):  
Jenna B. Gillen ◽  
Jonathan P. Little ◽  
Zubin Punthakee ◽  
Mark A. Tarnopolsky ◽  
Martin J. Gibala
Keyword(s):  
High Intensity ◽  
Interval Training ◽  
High Intensity Interval Training ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Type 2 Diabetics ◽  
High Intensity Interval

scholarly journals Short-term and Long-term Feasibility, Safety, and Efficacy of High-Intensity Interval Training in Cardiac Rehabilitation

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (12) ◽  
pp. 1382
Author(s):  
Jenna L. Taylor ◽  
David J. Holland ◽  
Shelley E. Keating ◽  
Michael D. Leveritt ◽  
Sjaan R. Gomersall ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Rehabilitation ◽  
High Intensity ◽  
Interval Training ◽  
High Intensity Interval Training ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Safety And Efficacy ◽  
High Intensity Interval

Short-term high-Intensity interval training increases systemic brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in healthy women

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 516-524 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iván Rentería ◽  
Patricia C. García-Suárez ◽  
David O. Martínez-Corona ◽  
José Moncada-Jiménez ◽  
Eric P. Plaisance ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neurotrophic Factor ◽  
High Intensity ◽  
Interval Training ◽  
Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor ◽  
High Intensity Interval Training ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Healthy Women ◽  
High Intensity Interval

scholarly journals Markers for Routine Assessment of Fatigue and Recovery in Male and Female Team Sport Athletes during High-Intensity Interval Training

PLoS ONE ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. e0139801 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thimo Wiewelhove ◽  
Christian Raeder ◽  
Tim Meyer ◽  
Michael Kellmann ◽  
Mark Pfeiffer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Intensity ◽  
Interval Training ◽  
Team Sport ◽  
High Intensity Interval Training ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
High Intensity Interval ◽  
Routine Assessment
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