Training & Testing
High-intensity Interval Training Has Positive Effects on Performance In Ice Hockey Players
Authors
M. A. Naimo1, E. O. de Souza ,J. M. W ilson', A. L. Carpenter1, P. Gilchrist1, R. P. Lowery1, B. Averbuch1, T. M. W h ite1, J. Joy1
Affiliations
1Department of Health Sciences and Human Performance, The University of Tampa, Tampa, United States 2 Department o f Sport, School of Physical Education and Sport, University o f Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Key words
Abstract
O interval training
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O power output
In spite of the well-known benefits that have been shown, few studies have looked at the practical applications of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) on athletic performance. This study investigated the effects of a HIIT program compared to traditional continuous endurance exercise training. 24 hockey players were ran domly assigned to either a continuous or highintensity interval group during a 4-week training program. The interval group (IG) was involved in a periodized HIIT program. The continuous group (CG) performed moderate intensity cycling for 45-60 min at an intensity that was 65% of their
O Wingate O muscle thickness O anaerobic fitness O specificity
Introduction ▼
accepted after revision April 25, 2014 Bibliography DOI http://dx.doi.org/
10.1055/S-0034-1382054 Published online: October 20, 2014 IntJ Sports Med 2015; 36: 61 -6 6 © Georg Thieme Verlag KG S tuttgart ■New York ISSN 0172-4622 Correspondence
Marshall Alan Naimo D epartment o f Health Sciences and Human Performance The University o f Tampa 401W. Kennedy Blvd. Tampa United States 33606 Tel.: +1/941/376 2043 Fax: +1/941/342 9059 [email protected]
High intensity interval training (HIIT) is a com mon strategy used by athletes and strength and conditioning practitioners to improve perform ance. Previous research has shown that despite significant reductions in both training time and volume, HIIT produces greater improvements in aerobic fitness [3,16,19,33 ] and greater increases in anaerobic power [3,20,25,29] compared to traditional, continuous endurance exercise. A well-known measure of anaerobic perform ance, the Wingate Anaerobic Test (WanT) has been used as an anaerobic-training stimulus [6,7,10-12,24], When multiple WanT trials are conducted, high-intensity bouts of exercise are performed with intermittent periods of recovery, which are also characteristics of HIIT training. Similarly, ice hockey is a sport requiring short sprinting intervals that rely heavily upon the anaerobic energy pathways, with the typical ice hockey shift lasting anywhere between 30 and 80s [8,26].These athletes could also benefit from multiple WanT bouts of exercise that are per formed at high intensity with intermittent peri ods of recovery. Thus, following the principle of
calculated heart rate reserve. Body composition, muscle thickness, anaerobic power, and on-ice measures were assessed pre- and post-training. Muscle thickness was significantly greater in 1G (p =0.01) when compared to CG. The IG had greater values for both A peak power (p
High-intensity Interval Training Has Positive Effects on Performance In Ice Hockey Players
Authors
M. A. Naimo1, E. O. de Souza ,J. M. W ilson', A. L. Carpenter1, P. Gilchrist1, R. P. Lowery1, B. Averbuch1, T. M. W h ite1, J. Joy1
Affiliations
1Department of Health Sciences and Human Performance, The University of Tampa, Tampa, United States 2 Department o f Sport, School of Physical Education and Sport, University o f Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Key words
Abstract
O interval training
T
O power output
In spite of the well-known benefits that have been shown, few studies have looked at the practical applications of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) on athletic performance. This study investigated the effects of a HIIT program compared to traditional continuous endurance exercise training. 24 hockey players were ran domly assigned to either a continuous or highintensity interval group during a 4-week training program. The interval group (IG) was involved in a periodized HIIT program. The continuous group (CG) performed moderate intensity cycling for 45-60 min at an intensity that was 65% of their
O Wingate O muscle thickness O anaerobic fitness O specificity
Introduction ▼
accepted after revision April 25, 2014 Bibliography DOI http://dx.doi.org/
10.1055/S-0034-1382054 Published online: October 20, 2014 IntJ Sports Med 2015; 36: 61 -6 6 © Georg Thieme Verlag KG S tuttgart ■New York ISSN 0172-4622 Correspondence
Marshall Alan Naimo D epartment o f Health Sciences and Human Performance The University o f Tampa 401W. Kennedy Blvd. Tampa United States 33606 Tel.: +1/941/376 2043 Fax: +1/941/342 9059 [email protected]
High intensity interval training (HIIT) is a com mon strategy used by athletes and strength and conditioning practitioners to improve perform ance. Previous research has shown that despite significant reductions in both training time and volume, HIIT produces greater improvements in aerobic fitness [3,16,19,33 ] and greater increases in anaerobic power [3,20,25,29] compared to traditional, continuous endurance exercise. A well-known measure of anaerobic perform ance, the Wingate Anaerobic Test (WanT) has been used as an anaerobic-training stimulus [6,7,10-12,24], When multiple WanT trials are conducted, high-intensity bouts of exercise are performed with intermittent periods of recovery, which are also characteristics of HIIT training. Similarly, ice hockey is a sport requiring short sprinting intervals that rely heavily upon the anaerobic energy pathways, with the typical ice hockey shift lasting anywhere between 30 and 80s [8,26].These athletes could also benefit from multiple WanT bouts of exercise that are per formed at high intensity with intermittent peri ods of recovery. Thus, following the principle of
calculated heart rate reserve. Body composition, muscle thickness, anaerobic power, and on-ice measures were assessed pre- and post-training. Muscle thickness was significantly greater in 1G (p =0.01) when compared to CG. The IG had greater values for both A peak power (p
