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Interval Training and Performance in Mountain Bikers

NCT01944865 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 16

Last updated 2013-09-18

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Summary

The aerobic fitness is important for mountain bikers, but riders should also be able to generate maximal and supramaximal efforts in some crucial phases of the competition. Although there is an increase interest in high-intensity aerobic training, to investigators knowledge, there are no studies examining the effects of interval (INTV) or intermittent training (INTM) in mountain bikers. The aim of this study was to compare the effects of INTV and INTM on aerobic fitness variables (peak power output, Wmax, lactate threshold, and onset of blood lactate accumulation) but more importantly on performance as measured using a controlled mountain bike race, i.e. simulation. The investigators hypothesized that INTV and INTM training were equally effective in improving Wmax, Lactate threshold and onset of blood lactate accumulation, but INTV was superior in enhancing performance in mountai bike race simulation.This hypothesis is due to studies that have shown higher gains in performance with long duration of aerobic high intensity interval training in comparison to the shorter training at a higher intensity.

Conditions

  • Physical Activity

Interventions

OTHER

Interval Training

The interval training group consisted of 7 to 10 repetitions of 4-6 min at the highest intensity sustainable, the active recovery was 4-6 min in intensity from 10 to 15 of scale of perceived exertion CR100.

OTHER

Intermittent Training

The riders of intermittent training group completed 8 to 12 repetitions of 30 s all-out with 4 min of active recovery.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universidade Gama Filho

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Tony M Santos, PhD · Gama Filho University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
50 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-10-31
Primary Completion
2013-08-31
Completion
2013-08-31

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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