Active Recovery After High-Intensity Interval-Training Does Not Attenuate Training Adaptation

作者：Wiewelhove Thimo; Schneider Christoph; Schmidt Alina; Doeweling Alexander; Meyer Tim; Kellmann Michael; Pfeiffer Mark; Ferrauti Alexander

来源：Frontiers in Physiology, 2018, 9: 415.

DOI：10.3389/fphys.2018.00415

• endurance training
• recovery
• lactate
• adaptation
• (V) over dotO(2)max

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.& para;& para;Methods: Twenty-six well-trained male intermittent sport athletes (age: 23.5 +/- 2.5 years; (V) over dotO(2)max: 55.36 +/- 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 motordriven treadmill to determine (V) over dotO(2)max, maximum running velocity (vmax), the running velocity at which (V) over dotO(2)max occurs (v(V) over dotO(2)max), and anaerobic lactate threshold (AT). Furthermore, repeated sprint ability (RSA) were determined.& para;& para;Results: In the whole group the HIIT mesocycle induced significant or small to moderate changes in vmax (p < 0.001, effect size [ES] = 0.65,), v(V) over dotO(2)max (p < 0.001, ES = 0.62), and AT (p < 0.001, ES = 0.56) compared with the values before the intervention. (V) over dotO(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 (p < 0.05, ES = 0.57).& para;& para;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.

• 出版日期2018-4-18