The benefits of an active lifestyle are well documented [1–3].
Many of these benefits are also associated with higher levels of
cardiorespiratory fitness (VO2max) which may exert protective
effects that are independent of traditional risk factors [3,4].
Additionally, for individuals with low physical fitness, even modest
improvements in fitness can have substantial health benefits.
However, some individuals may have a limited ability to increase
their cardiorespiratory fitness (trainability) in response to endurance
exercise training
The Effectiveness of Energy Conservation Techniques in Reducing Fatigue in C...Crimson-Arthritis
The Effectiveness of Energy ConservationTechniques in Reducing Fatigue in Clients with Multiple Sclerosis by Sarsak HI* in Researches in Arthritis & Bone Study Crimson Publishers: Journal of Bone Disease
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The Effectiveness of Energy Conservation Techniques in Reducing Fatigue in C...Crimson-Arthritis
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Exergames for Patients in Acute Care Settings: Systematic Review of the Repor...Games for Health Europe
TRACK 7 (1)| SELF MANAGEMENT PART 2 | DAY 2 - 1 NOV 2016
Ruud Krols, Senior Researcher & physiotherapist | University Hospital Zurich (CH)
Games for Health Europe 2016
What are the perceived coaching practices that have contributed to participat...iosrjce
The main objective of IOSR-JSPE is to reunite specialists from different fields, such as sport, physical activity, Kinesiology, education, health and nutrition, in order to provide the opportunity of multidisciplinary debates and comprehensive understanding of how physical activity influences human life. Researchers from areas related to sport and health will be invited to publish their newest gathered information and its practical applicability. The target group involves specialists from different fields, such as: academic researchers, kinesitherapists, Physical Education and sport teachers, physicians in sports medicine, psychologists, nutritionists, coaches or any other specialists related to the sport domain.
Abstract— Medical Council of India has laid down the norms and guidelines for integrated teaching to enhance the students approach for learning in a comprehensive manner. A comparative interventional study was carried out on II MBBS students of SMS medical College, Jaipur to compare the effect of traditional teaching and integrated teaching method. After taking pre-test students were divided into two groups, one group underwent traditional teaching and other group is given integrated teaching on Bronchial Asthma. Post-test was taken after finishing the topic. Mean change in score improved in both the group were compared by unpaiered “t’ Test. Perception of students and faculty about new method was also found out. It was found in this study that mean change of score of students from pre-test to post-test in the study group was significantly higher (p<0.001) than in control group (3.43±1.88 v/s 0.65±1.81). More than 90 % students liked and retained the subject better with the new teaching methodology only 9.3% felt it more time consuming. Majority of faculty had liked this method.
Crimson Publishers: Impact of Resistance Training on Flexibility of Male Coll...Crimson-ForensicScience
The aim of this study was to find out the effect of resistance training on flexibility of male college hostel students. Twenty male hostel students (n=20) were randomly selected from the Government Degree College, Anantnag. The ages were ranged between 18 and 22 years. The selected subjects were randomly assigned into two equal groups as training group (TG) control group (CG). The training group (TG) underwent respective resistance training programme for twelve weeks duration for three days per week and a session on each day. The control group (CG) did not expose any special training apart from their regular activities. The flexibility was taken as a dependant variable for the study and it was measured by using sit and reach test. Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was used to analyze the collected data. The result revealed that resistance training was made significant improvement (p≤0.05) in Physical Fitness of selected subjects. The level of confidence was fixed at 0.05 levels.
Comparison of Task Oriented Approach Versus Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Faci...ijtsrd
INTRODUCTION Stroke rehabilitation is an organized endeavour to help patients to maximize all opportunities for returning to an active lifestyle. Early intervention in acute stroke rehabilitation plays a major role in restoration of function and reducing the degree of disability and dependence for ADL’s and ambulation. Neuro rehabilitation is a method for relearning a previously learned task in a different way, either by compensatory strategies or by adaptively recruiting alternative pathway. Selection of appropriate and best neuro rehabilitation is critical.OBJECTIVE To compare whether task oriented approach is better than propioceptive neuromuscular facilitation on functional ambulation of stroke patients.DESIGN Single centre randomized control trial.SETTING Occupational Therapy department, Swami Vivekananda National Institute of Rehabilitation Training and Research, Olatpur, Odisha, 754010PARTICIPANTS All participants who fulfill the inclusion criteria randomly assigned to two groups. Following this a baseline assessment of Functional gait assessment scale was done at the beginning of the study.INTERVENTION All participants continued to receive conventional occupational therapy throughout the entire duration of study. Participants received an additional specific intervention one group task oriented approach and the second group PNF approach .Subjects of both the group were provided therapy sessions 45minutes per session 5 days a week for two months.OUTCOME MEASURE Functional Gait Assessment ScaleRESULT From the statistical result of this study, it is seen that there is no significance difference in FGA scale between two groups. This data suggests that TOA and PNF approaches are equally efficacious in treating functional ambulation in stroke patients and there is a significant improvement within the two experimental group.CONCLUSION There has been considerable debate regarding the comparative effectiveness of various treatment approaches with stroke patients. This study is not able to identify any differences between the groups that received Task oriented approach and the group that received Propioceptive neuromuscular facilitation treatment .On the basis of the finding s of this study occupational therapist can consider using either approach in planning treatment for functional ambulation in stroke patients. Rakesh Mahapatra | Mr. Rama Kumar Sahu "Comparison of Task Oriented Approach Versus Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Technique on Functional Ambulation in Stroke Patients" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-1 , December 2020, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd38237.pdf Paper URL : https://www.ijtsrd.com/medicine/other/38237/comparison-of-task-oriented-approach-versus-proprioceptive-neuromuscular-facilitation-technique-on-functional-ambulation-in-stroke-patients/rakesh-mahapatra
Exergames for Patients in Acute Care Settings: Systematic Review of the Repor...Games for Health Europe
TRACK 7 (1)| SELF MANAGEMENT PART 2 | DAY 2 - 1 NOV 2016
Ruud Krols, Senior Researcher & physiotherapist | University Hospital Zurich (CH)
Games for Health Europe 2016
What are the perceived coaching practices that have contributed to participat...iosrjce
The main objective of IOSR-JSPE is to reunite specialists from different fields, such as sport, physical activity, Kinesiology, education, health and nutrition, in order to provide the opportunity of multidisciplinary debates and comprehensive understanding of how physical activity influences human life. Researchers from areas related to sport and health will be invited to publish their newest gathered information and its practical applicability. The target group involves specialists from different fields, such as: academic researchers, kinesitherapists, Physical Education and sport teachers, physicians in sports medicine, psychologists, nutritionists, coaches or any other specialists related to the sport domain.
Abstract— Medical Council of India has laid down the norms and guidelines for integrated teaching to enhance the students approach for learning in a comprehensive manner. A comparative interventional study was carried out on II MBBS students of SMS medical College, Jaipur to compare the effect of traditional teaching and integrated teaching method. After taking pre-test students were divided into two groups, one group underwent traditional teaching and other group is given integrated teaching on Bronchial Asthma. Post-test was taken after finishing the topic. Mean change in score improved in both the group were compared by unpaiered “t’ Test. Perception of students and faculty about new method was also found out. It was found in this study that mean change of score of students from pre-test to post-test in the study group was significantly higher (p<0.001) than in control group (3.43±1.88 v/s 0.65±1.81). More than 90 % students liked and retained the subject better with the new teaching methodology only 9.3% felt it more time consuming. Majority of faculty had liked this method.
Crimson Publishers: Impact of Resistance Training on Flexibility of Male Coll...Crimson-ForensicScience
The aim of this study was to find out the effect of resistance training on flexibility of male college hostel students. Twenty male hostel students (n=20) were randomly selected from the Government Degree College, Anantnag. The ages were ranged between 18 and 22 years. The selected subjects were randomly assigned into two equal groups as training group (TG) control group (CG). The training group (TG) underwent respective resistance training programme for twelve weeks duration for three days per week and a session on each day. The control group (CG) did not expose any special training apart from their regular activities. The flexibility was taken as a dependant variable for the study and it was measured by using sit and reach test. Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was used to analyze the collected data. The result revealed that resistance training was made significant improvement (p≤0.05) in Physical Fitness of selected subjects. The level of confidence was fixed at 0.05 levels.
Comparison of Task Oriented Approach Versus Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Faci...ijtsrd
INTRODUCTION Stroke rehabilitation is an organized endeavour to help patients to maximize all opportunities for returning to an active lifestyle. Early intervention in acute stroke rehabilitation plays a major role in restoration of function and reducing the degree of disability and dependence for ADL’s and ambulation. Neuro rehabilitation is a method for relearning a previously learned task in a different way, either by compensatory strategies or by adaptively recruiting alternative pathway. Selection of appropriate and best neuro rehabilitation is critical.OBJECTIVE To compare whether task oriented approach is better than propioceptive neuromuscular facilitation on functional ambulation of stroke patients.DESIGN Single centre randomized control trial.SETTING Occupational Therapy department, Swami Vivekananda National Institute of Rehabilitation Training and Research, Olatpur, Odisha, 754010PARTICIPANTS All participants who fulfill the inclusion criteria randomly assigned to two groups. Following this a baseline assessment of Functional gait assessment scale was done at the beginning of the study.INTERVENTION All participants continued to receive conventional occupational therapy throughout the entire duration of study. Participants received an additional specific intervention one group task oriented approach and the second group PNF approach .Subjects of both the group were provided therapy sessions 45minutes per session 5 days a week for two months.OUTCOME MEASURE Functional Gait Assessment ScaleRESULT From the statistical result of this study, it is seen that there is no significance difference in FGA scale between two groups. This data suggests that TOA and PNF approaches are equally efficacious in treating functional ambulation in stroke patients and there is a significant improvement within the two experimental group.CONCLUSION There has been considerable debate regarding the comparative effectiveness of various treatment approaches with stroke patients. This study is not able to identify any differences between the groups that received Task oriented approach and the group that received Propioceptive neuromuscular facilitation treatment .On the basis of the finding s of this study occupational therapist can consider using either approach in planning treatment for functional ambulation in stroke patients. Rakesh Mahapatra | Mr. Rama Kumar Sahu "Comparison of Task Oriented Approach Versus Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Technique on Functional Ambulation in Stroke Patients" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-1 , December 2020, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd38237.pdf Paper URL : https://www.ijtsrd.com/medicine/other/38237/comparison-of-task-oriented-approach-versus-proprioceptive-neuromuscular-facilitation-technique-on-functional-ambulation-in-stroke-patients/rakesh-mahapatra
A real life example to show the added value of the Phenotype Database (dbNP)....Chris Evelo
NuGO has initiated the development of the Phenotype Database (dbNP). This database is developed together with several other consortia (e.g. Netherlands Metabolomics Centre) and is currently used within several European projects, such as Food4me, NU-AGE, Bioclaims and Nutritech.
The Phenotype Database (www.dbnp.org) is a web-based application/database that can store any biological study. We used this application to perform an analysis on a combination of several studies with the objective to test if it is possible to answer new research questions using a ‘virtual cohort’.
Study comparison:
The assessment of the health status of an individual is an important but challenging issue. Nowadays, challenge tests are proposed as a method to assess and quantify health status. We would like to find mechanistic explanations for differences in clinical subgroups and to develop a metabolomics platform based fingerprint at baseline that represents important parameters of the challenge test. Currently, there is not one single study available that includes enough subjects from specific clinical subgroups to develop such a fingerprint or study the biological processes specific for those subgroups. Therefore, we developed a toolbox that facilitates the combined analysis of multiples studies.
Effect of Four -Weeks Yogic Training Program on Selected Hematological Parame...Sports Journal
The aim of present study was to know the Effect of four - weeks yogic training program on selected Hematological parameters among male students. The training was conducted in the morning session of one hour for the period of four- weeks. The study was conducted on higher secondary school level male students. Total ten male students were be selected as subject. These subjects were selected in terms of purposive samples from the 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th standards from Senior Secondary Model School Punjabi University Patiala. Two Hematological variables namely Erythrocytes and Leucocytes were selected for the purpose of this research. The results of the study reveals that there was significant effect of four weeks yogic protocol on erythrocytes and leucocytes count among male students.
Impact of Yogic Exercise on Body Fat Percentage on Middle Aged Obese PeopleSports Journal
Purpose: The Purpose of the study was to find out the effect of yogic exercises on body fat percentage of middle aged obese people.
Selection of Subjects: For the present study 20 male obese people from locality of Bilaspur were selected randomly as the subjects for the study. The age of the subjects ranged between 40-50 years.
Selection of Variables: The variables selected for the present study were yogic training (independent variable), body fat percentage (dependent variable).
Methodology: For the study pretest – post-test randomized group design, which consists of control group (10 subjects) and experimental group (10 subjects) were used. The data were collected through the pretest, before training and post-test, after six weeks of yogic exercises training.
Statistical Technique: For comparing pre and post-test means of experimental and control groups, descriptive analysis and Analysis of Co-Variance (ANCOVA) were used and the level of significance was set at 0.05 level of confidence.
Result: The result of the study showed that there was insignificant difference between pre and post-test (experimental group) of body fat percentage.
Investigation of the changes on muscular endurance in response to aerobic and...Sports Journal
The rationale of the study is to investigate the changes on muscular endurance in response to aerobic and
anaerobic training among type 2 diabetic patients. To achieve the purpose of the study 45 male type 2
diabetic patients from Ongole, in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, India, were selected as subjects.
The subjects were selected in the age group of 45 to 50 years and they were randomly assigned into three
equal groups of 15 each. Experimental group-I performed aerobic training, experimental group-II
performed anaerobic training and group III acted as control. The muscular endurance was selected as
dependent variable. The data collected from the three groups prior to and post experimentation on
selected dependent variable was statistically analyzed to find out the significant difference if any, by
applying the analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). Whenever the obtained ‘F’ ratio value was found to be
significant for adjusted post-test means, the Scheffe’s test was applied as post hoc test. In all the cases the
level of confidence was fixed at 0.05 level for significance. The result of the study produced 20.48%
percentage of improvement due to aerobic training and 15.32% of improvement due to anaerobic training
in muscular endurance of the diabetic patients
Predicting volume of distribution for drug compounds using decision treesNithyakalyani Chinnaiah
The project is about improving the prediction accuracy of numerical value of volume of
distribution (VD), which is a proportionality constant for drug compounds. While there have been many approaches using regression with decision trees to predict VD, very few research studies have been carried out using classification scheme. This project proposes a method where the two approaches are combined with the addition of a classification confidence measure. The two stage classification-regression approach is studied with six different data divisions. In the proposed approach, a test drug’s class is predicted using molecular structures as attributes and if the prediction confidence is higher than a predetermined threshold, the log VD value is obtained using regression decision tree built for the particular class. If the classification prediction is not high, then the approach resorts to standard regression to obtain log VD value. This two stage approach seems to be promising as the cross validated performances are improved as compared to standard regression approach for two of the studied data divisions (one third and one fifth divisions) that gave geometric mean fold errors (GMFE) of 2.1502 and 2.2013 as compared to the standard regression GMFE of 2.2373 and 2.2356, respectively.
Similar to VO2max Trainability and High Intensity Interval Training in Humans: A Meta-Analysis (20)
A universalidade das Regras do Jogo significa que o jogo é essencialmente o
mesmo em todas as partes do mundo e em todos os níveis. Bem como promover um
ambiente justo e seguro para a sua prática, as Regras também devem promover a
participação e a diversão.
O jogo deve ser jogado e arbitrado da mesma maneira em todos os campos de
futebol pelo mundo, desde a final da Copa do Mundo FIFA™ até um jogo em um
vilarejo remoto. No entanto, as características locais de cada país devem determinar
a duração da partida, quantas pessoas podem participar e como algumas atitudes
inapropriadas devem ser punidas.
Os resultados atuais indicaram que a ocorrência de lesões de isquiotibiais podem estar associadas a uma mudança hierárquica na distribuição da atividade metabólica dentro do complexo muscular do isquiotibial após o trabalho excêntrico em que o Semitendinoso provavelmente deveria tomar a parte principal, seguido pelo BÍceps Femural e Semimembranoso. Quando o BF aumenta sua contribuição e é ativado em uma extensão proporcionalmente maior, o risco de sofrer uma lesão do isquiotibial pode aumentar substancialmente.
Acute effect of different combined stretching methodsFernando Farias
The purpose of this study was to investigate the acute effect of different stretching methods, during a warm-up,
on the acceleration and speed of soccer players. The acceleration performance of 20 collegiate soccer players (body height:
177.25 ± 5.31 cm; body mass: 65.10 ± 5.62 kg; age: 16.85 ± 0.87 years; BMI: 20.70 ± 5.54; experience: 8.46 ± 1.49
years) was evaluated after different warm-up procedures, using 10 and 20 m tests. Subjects performed five types of a
warm-up: static, dynamic, combined static + dynamic, combined dynamic + static, and no-stretching. Subjects were
divided into five groups. Each group performed five different warm-up protocols in five non-consecutive days. The
warm-up protocol used for each group was randomly assigned. The protocols consisted of 4 min jogging, a 1 min
stretching program (except for the no-stretching protocol), and 2 min rest periods, followed by the 10 and 20 m sprint
test, on the same day. The current findings showed significant differences in the 10 and 20 m tests after dynamic
stretching compared with static, combined, and no-stretching protocols. There were also significant differences between
the combined stretching compared with static and no-stretching protocols. We concluded that soccer players performed
better with respect to acceleration and speed, after dynamic and combined stretching, as they were able to produce more
force for a faster execution.
To examine the acute effects of generic (Running Drills, RD) and specific (Small-
Sided Games, SSG) Long Sprint Ability (LSA) drills on internal and external load of male
soccer-players. Methods: Fourteen academy-level soccer-players (mean±SD; age 17.6±0.61
years, height 1.81±0.63 m, body-mass 69.53±4.65 kg) performed four 30s LSA bouts for
maintenance (work:rest, 1:2) and production (1:5) with RD and SSG drills. Players’ external-
load was tracked with GPS technology (20Hz) and heart-rate (HR), blood-lactate
concentrations (BLc) and rate of perceived exertion (RPE) were used to characterize players’
internal-load. Individual peak BLc was assessed with a 30s all-out test on a non-motorized
treadmill (NMT). Results: Compared to SSGs the RDs had a greater effect on external-load
and BLc (large and small, respectively). During SSGs players covered more distance with
high-intensity decelerations (moderate-to-small). Muscular-RPE was higher (small-to-large)
in RD than in SSG. The production mode exerted a moderate effect on BLc while the
maintenance condition elicited higher cardiovascular effects (small-to-large). Conclusion:
The results of this study showed the superiority of generic over specific drills in inducing
LSA related physiological responses. In this regard production RD showed the higher post-
exercise BLc. Interestingly, individual peak blood-lactate responses were found after the
NMT 30s all-out test, suggesting this drill as a valid option to RD bouts. The practical
physiological diversity among the generic and specific LSA drills here considered, enable
fitness trainers to modulate prescription of RD and SSG drills for LSA according to training
schedule.
A evidência apresentada sugere que a variação é um componente necessário do planejamento efetivo do treinamento. Apoiando essa perspectiva, outras pesquisas sugerem que a monotonia de treinamento elevado - que pode ser amplamente percebida como uma falta de variação20 - leva a uma maior incidência de síndromes de overtraining21, um mau desempenho e freqüência de infecções banais.22 Inversamente, as reduções na monotonia têm Tem sido associada a uma maior incidência de melhor desempenho pessoal 22, e os índices de monotonia têm sido defendidos como ferramentas benéficas de treinamento-regulação na elite rowing23 e no sprint24.
Capacidade manter as ações de jogo em alto
padrão de execução durante 90 minutos. É
muito importante no segundo tempo que é
onde ocorre o maior número de gols e
normalmente se decidem as partidas.
A literatura atual que mede os efeitos de SMR ainda está emergindo. Os resultados desta análise sugerem que o rolamento de espuma e a massagem com rolo podem ser intervenções eficazes para melhorar a ROM conjunta e o desempenho muscular pré e pós-exercício. No entanto, devido à heterogeneidade dos métodos entre os estudos, atualmente não há consenso sobre o ótimo programa SMR.
Training Load and Fatigue Marker Associations with Injury and IllnessFernando Farias
This paper provides a comprehensive review of the litera-
ture that has reported the monitoring of longitudinal
training load and fatigue and its relationship with injury
and illness. The current findings highlight disparity in the
terms used to define training load, fatigue, injury and ill-
ness, as well as a lack of investigation of fatigue and
training load interactions. Key stages of training and
competition where the athlete is at an increased risk of
injury/illness risk were identified. These included periods
of training load intensification, accumulation of training
load and acute change in load. Modifying training load
during these periods may help reduce the potential for
injury and illness.
Melhorar ou até mesmo manter o desempenho atlético em jogadores de esportes de equipe competitivos durante o longo período da temporada é um dos maiores desafios para qualquer treinador comprometido. Tempo muito limitado está disponível entre as partidas semanais para introduzir sessões intensivas de treinamento de força e poder, com uma freqüência normal de 1-2 unidades por semana. Este fato estimula a busca de métodos de treinamento mais eficientes capazes de melhorar uma ampla variedade de habilidades funcionais, evitando ao mesmo tempo os efeitos de fadiga.
Actualmente la capacidad de repetir sprints es considerada fundamental en el rendimiento del fútbol por
parecerse al patrón de movimiento que se da en el mismo. De esta manera su entrenamiento resulta fundamental
en cualquier planificación. Así, se deben trabajar aquellos aspectos que la limitan para poder acceder a un mayor
rendimiento. Una vez conocido esto se debería elegir la forma en la que se quiere entrenar, teniendo para ello
métodos analíticos (interválico, intermitente) y contextualizados (espacios reducidos). Por último, se proponen
una series de variables de entrenamiento para el trabajo de repetir sprints, orientándolo no solo al aspecto físico,
sino también al técnico, táctico y psicológico, conformando, por tanto, un entrenamiento integrado en el fútbol.
Maximal sprinting speed of elite soccer playersFernando Farias
Current findings might help individuals involved within the physical preparation of players (e.g. technical coaches, fitness coaches, and sport science staff) when developing training programs and training sessions in line with the playing positions, and with the levels of high speed running targeted to reach during specific training drills like sided-games.
Indeed, the closer to match-play situations regarding the rules with goals, goalkeepers, the larger pitch sizes and greater number of players involved, the higher sprinting speed running players would reach during sided-games. However, coaches are advised to add specific speed drills to sided-games in order to elicit a stimulus of high-speed running high enough to prepare players for competition.
Recovery in Soccer Part I – Post-Match Fatigue and Time Course of RecoveryFernando Farias
In elite soccer, players are frequently required to play consecutive matches
interspersed by 3 days and complete physical performance recovery may not
be achieved. Incomplete recovery might result in underperformance and in-
jury. During congested schedules, recovery strategies are therefore required
to alleviate post-match fatigue, regain performance faster and reduce the risk
of injury. This article is Part I of a subsequent companion review and deals
with post-match fatigue mechanisms and recovery kinetics of physical per-
formance (sprints, jumps, maximal strength and technical skills), cognitive,
subjective and biochemical markers.
Sprint running acceleration is a key feature of physical performance in team sports, and recent
literature shows that the ability to generate large magnitudes of horizontal ground reaction force
and mechanical effectiveness of force application are paramount. We tested the hypothesis that
very-heavy loaded sled sprint training would induce an improvement in horizontal force
production, via an increased effectiveness of application. Training-induced changes in sprint
performance and mechanical outputs were computed using a field method based on velocity-
time data, before and after an 8-week protocol (16 sessions of 10x20-m sprints). 16 male
amateur soccer players were assigned to either a very-heavy sled (80% body-mass sled load)
or a control group (unresisted sprints). The main outcome of this pilot study is that very-heavy
sled resisted sprint training, using much greater loads than traditionally recommended, clearly
increased maximal horizontal force production compared to standard unloaded sprint training
(effect size of 0.80 vs 0.20 for controls, unclear between-group difference) and mechanical
effectiveness (i.e. more horizontally applied force; effect size of 0.95 vs -0.11, moderate
between-group difference)
Hip extension and Nordic hamstring exercise training both promote the elongation of
biceps femoris long head fascicles, and stimulate improvements in eccentric knee
flexor strength.
Hip extension training promotes more hypertrophy in the biceps femoris long head
and semimembranosus than the Nordic hamstring exercise, which preferentially
develops the semitendinosus and the short head of biceps femoris
No sentido de melhor esclarecer esta forma de operacionalizar o processo
de treino procuramos num primeiro momento sistematizar os aspectos
conceptometodológicos que a definem. Contudo, a “Periodização Táctica”
é uma concepção que se encontra pouco retratada na literatura e por isso,
deparamo-nos com escassas referências bibliográficas levando-nos a
reequacionar o teor deste trabalho. Neste seguimento, decidimos incidir
nos fundamentos conceptometodológicos que a definem, a partir de dados
empíricos do processo de treino-competição do treinador José Guilherme
Oliveira
. A escolha deste treinador deve-se ao facto de ser reconhecido pelo
professor Vítor Frade como um dos treinadores que operacionaliza o processo
de treino tendo em conta as premissas da “Periodização Táctica”.
Impact of the Nordic hamstring and hip extension exercises on hamstring archi...Fernando Farias
The architectural and morphological adaptations of the hamstrings in response to training
33 with different exercises have not been explored. PURPOSE: To evaluate changes in biceps
34 femoris long head (BFLH) fascicle length and hamstring muscle size following 10-weeks of
35 Nordic hamstring exercise (NHE) or hip extension (HE) training. METHODS: Thirty
36 recreationally active male athletes (age, 22.0 ± 3.6 years, height, 180.4 ± 7 cm, weight, 80.8 ±
37 11.1 kg) were allocated to one of three groups: 1) HE training (n=10), NHE training (n=10),
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VO2max Trainability and High Intensity Interval Training in Humans: A Meta-Analysis
1. VO2max Trainability and High Intensity Interval Training
in Humans: A Meta-Analysis
Andrew P. Bacon1
, Rickey E. Carter2
, Eric A. Ogle3
, Michael J. Joyner1
*
1 Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America, 2 Department of Health Sciences Research, Division of Biomedical Statistics
and Informatics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America, 3 Creighton University Medical School, Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America
Abstract
Endurance exercise training studies frequently show modest changes in VO2max with training and very limited responses in
some subjects. By contrast, studies using interval training (IT) or combined IT and continuous training (CT) have reported
mean increases in VO2max of up to ,1.0 L ? min21
. This raises questions about the role of exercise intensity and the
trainability of VO2max. To address this topic we analyzed IT and IT/CT studies published in English from 1965–2012.
Inclusion criteria were: 1)$3 healthy sedentary/recreationally active humans ,45 yrs old, 2) training duration 6–13 weeks,
3) $3 days/week, 4) $10 minutes of high intensity work, 5) $1:1 work/rest ratio, and 6) results reported as mean 6 SD or
SE, ranges of change, or individual data. Due to heterogeneity (I2
value of 70), statistical synthesis of the data used a random
effects model. The summary statistic of interest was the change in VO2max. A total of 334 subjects (120 women) from 37
studies were identified. Participants were grouped into 40 distinct training groups, so the unit of analysis was 40 rather than
37. An increase in VO2max of 0.51 L ?min21
(95% CI: 0.43 to 0.60 L ? min21
) was observed. A subset of 9 studies, with 72
subjects, that featured longer intervals showed even larger (,0.8–0.9 L ? min21
) changes in VO2max with evidence of a
marked response in all subjects. These results suggest that ideas about trainability and VO2max should be further evaluated
with standardized IT or IT/CT training programs.
Citation: Bacon AP, Carter RE, Ogle EA, Joyner MJ (2013) VO2max Trainability and High Intensity Interval Training in Humans: A Meta-Analysis. PLoS ONE 8(9):
e73182. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0073182
Editor: Conrad P. Earnest, University of Bath, United Kingdom
Received April 15, 2013; Accepted July 18, 2013; Published September 16, 2013
Copyright: ß 2013 Bacon et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits
unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Funding: This publication was partially supported by Grant Number UL1 TR000135 from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), the
Mayo Foundation, and Caywood Professorship to MJJ. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of
the manuscript.
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
* E-mail: joyner.michael@mayo.edu
Introduction
The benefits of an active lifestyle are well documented [1–3].
Many of these benefits are also associated with higher levels of
cardiorespiratory fitness (VO2max) which may exert protective
effects that are independent of traditional risk factors [3,4].
Additionally, for individuals with low physical fitness, even modest
improvements in fitness can have substantial health benefits.
However, some individuals may have a limited ability to increase
their cardiorespiratory fitness (trainability) in response to endur-
ance exercise training [5,6].
A key study advancing the idea that some humans have limited
trainability comes from Bouchard et al. studied 483 sedentary
white adults from 99 nuclear families who completed a standard-
ized 20-wk endurance training program [5,6]. The subjects trained
three times per week on a treadmill. Initially, they trained at a
heart rate that correlated to 55% of their baseline VO2max for
30 minutes per session. Every two weeks the intensity and duration
of the exercise was progressively increased until each subject was
training for 50 minutes at a heart rate associated with 75% of their
baseline VO2max. This level of intensity and duration was reached
by the 14th week of training and maintained until the conclusion
of the study. Using this approach, they found a mean increase in
VO2max of ,0.4 L ? min21
with a SD of .0.2 L/min.
Additionally, 7% of subjects showed a gain of 0.1 L ? min21
or
less while 8% of subjects improved by 0.7 L ? min21
or more.
Based on this distribution of VO2max responses it appears that
the ‘‘trainability’’ of at least some subjects is low or non-existent
with little or no improvement in cardiorespiratory fitness in spite of
20 weeks of structured exercise training [5,6]. These observations
are in contrast to reports from smaller studies that have used either
interval training (IT), or interval training in combination with
continuous training (CT) and shown more robust increases in
VO2max with at least some evidence of marked responses in all
subjects [7–15].
In this context, we sought to explore the hypothesis that all
subjects can show marked improvements in VO2max if training
programs that include periods of high intensity (,90% of
VO2max) exercise are used. A fundamental rationale underpin-
ning our analysis is that the biology of VO2max trainability needs
to be evaluated using regimens designed to maximize physiological
adaptations. To test this hypothesis, we evaluated the changes in
VO2max in response to interval training (IT) or combined IT and
continuous training (CT) reported in 37 studies [7–43]. We also
sought to gain insight into the idea that shorter periods of IT might
be either superior or more time efficient at generating increases in
VO2max in comparison to traditional continuous training.
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2. Methods
Study Eligibility Criteria and Literature Search
A search of PubMed was developed and conducted by a
reference librarian looking for English language studies occurring
between the years of 1968–2010 using the following search terms:
interval training, VO2max, interval exercise + high/low intensity,
maximum O2, maximum/maximal VO2, maximal oxygen con-
sumption, peak oxygen uptake, maximal aerobic capacity, and the
following limits: humans, English. The primary author of each
eligible study was searched for in PubMed using the authors name
and the search term: exercise. Searches were also run on other
authors known by the investigators to have published papers that
used a combination of interval and continuous training. The
references of all eligible studies were also reviewed to identify other
potentially eligible studies that might have been missed using the
approaches outlined above. Subsequently, these studies were
searched for in PubMed using the specific authors and article
reference titles. Only published material was used. Figure 1 is a
schematic of our search strategy.
In order to be considered eligible for inclusion, studies had to
meet the following criteria:
1) Studies had to include a minimum of 3 subjects.
2) All subjects were previously healthy and between 18–45 years
of age.
3) The initial fitness level of the subjects had to fall within the
range of untrained/sedentary to recreationally active, defined
as 55 ml ? kg21
? min21
or lower for men and 49.5 ml ? kg21
?
min21
or lower for women. Studies were included with
recreationally trained individuals if they were in the minority
and if individual data was reported, allowing us to recalculate
the pre and post training VO2max values and their associated
SDs without the trained individuals. When VO2max was not
provided in ml ? kg21
? min21
a group estimate was calculated
using the mean weight and pre VO2max in L ? min21
.
4) Subjects had to train a minimum of 3 days per week for 6–
13 weeks. At least two, and preferably three, training sessions
had to be interval training.
5) Subjects had to be trained on either a cycle ergometer or by
running with a minimum work: relief ratio of 1 min on:1 min
off.
6) During each interval training session subjects had to have a
minimum cumulative time of 10 minutes at high intensity.
Due to the heterogeneity of training programs in the various
studies we felt it was critical for the ‘‘work’’ period of the
exercise sessions to be at intensities that were likely at least 80–
85% of VO2max or higher. In some studies the desired
intensities were set and monitored rigorously via power output
or heart rate and in some cases the authors had to make a
reasoned estimate. This was especially the case with some of
the running training studies that used timed runs (for example
reference 23).
7) Results had to be reported in pre and post mean VO2max
values 6 SD or SE, as ranges of change, or individual data.
8) Subjects could not be engaged in high intensity training before
the start of the study.
Study Selection
Two independent investigators (M.J.J and A.B.) screened the
titles and abstracts of all studies identified by the various search
methodologies to determine their potential eligibility. Studies that
did not have an abstract, along with studies that were deemed
potentially eligible, had their full text reviewed in order to
determine if they met the criteria for inclusion in the meta-
analysis. In order to avoid double counting of studies that reported
different aspects of the physiological responses to training, the
Figure 1. Schematic of our study identification and screening approach.
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3. study design (training methodology, number of subjects, study
duration) and subject characteristics (age, pre and post VO2max)
of all accepted studies were compared. When studies with
common authors, study design, and subject characteristics were
found, the study with the larger number of subjects was used. This
was done because it appeared that some training studies generated
multiple publications with, for example, cardiorespiratory data the
focus of one paper, and the metabolic adaptations to training the
focus of a second paper.
Data Extraction and Synthesis
Data extraction was performed by one investigator (A.B.) who
used a standardized form that allowed for the extraction of study
characteristics (author, title, number of subjects, study duration,
age range, work: relief ratio, frequency of training, mean pre and
post training VO2max values in L ? min21
and in ml ? kg21
?
min21
along with the associated standard errors of the mean
(SEM) and standard deviations (SD)).
When needed, pre and post VO2max values, along with pre and
post SD values, were converted into L N min21
to limit the
potentially confounding effects of changes in body weight that
might have occurred with training. Pre and post SEM values were
converted into SD. The calculated values were included in the
data extraction sheet. For several studies mean, SD, and pre post
correlation were recalculated from individual data. In the majority
of studies, only the pre and post measurements were reported (i.e.,
the standard deviation of the change or the correlation of the pre
and post measurements were not reported). Accordingly, the
correlation was conservatively set at 0.5 for these cases. When
studies reported treadmill and cycle VO2max values, the treadmill
values were used.
Summary measures
The principle summary measure utilized was group difference
in pre and post training means for VO2max expressed in L N
min21
, calculated with a 95% confidence interval using a random
effects model [44]. As a sensitivity analysis to the random effects
model, a fixed effects model was also fit to the data to estimate the
degree of heterogeneity, indicated by I2
. We used L N min21
to
avoid the potential confounding effect of significant weight loss
and to better compare our analysis with the data from Bouchard
et al. [5]. Mean difference was employed as it allowed us to
calculate the effect size, which was then compared to the effect size
of Bouchard et al. [5]. A standardized change in VO2max (mean
change for each study divided by the standard deviation of change)
was also analyzed using the same random effects modeling
framework.
In order to evaluate the possibility of publication bias, a funnel
plot of the mean differences was constructed and assessed. The
funnel plot (Figure 2) indicated the potential for publication bias
(e.g., smaller studies had larger effect sizes reported), so an
imputed model was considered with fictional studies representing
the complementary effect sizes to observed studies. A ‘Trim and
Fill’ analysis was conducted to further assess for publication bias by
providing an estimated pooled effect with the imputed studies
while ‘trimming’ (removing) the most extreme small studies [45].
Comprehensive Meta Analysis Software (Biostat) version 2.2.064
was used for all analyses.
Figure 2. Funnel plot of standard errors observed for the reported articles by the reported difference in means. The open circles are
observed studies whereas the solid circles are imputed studies to assess the role of publication on the estimated effect. The two estimates, denoted
by the open and filled diamonds for the observed and imputed studies, respectively, agree qualitatively with one another suggesting that the
findings may be robust in the presence of publication bias.
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4. Results
Study Characteristics
A total of 211 articles were identified in the initial search. After
screening titles and abstracts, 181 articles were discarded as it was
apparent that they did not meet the study criteria. Figure 1 is a
schematic of our search strategy and displays the criteria for
exclusion. The full text of the remaining 30 articles was examined
in detail. An additional 70 articles were identified through
reference searches. The systematic review resulted in 37 articles
for the Meta-analysis. Within these 37 articles were 334
participants (120 women) and 40 unique training groups (i.e.,
three articles each contained the results of two training programs).
In brief, all studies contained between 3 to 19 healthy subjects with
an age range of 18 to 42 years and pre training VO2max values
ranging from ,26 to 52 ml ? kg21
? min21
.
All subjects trained between 6 and 12 weeks using running,
cycling, or a combination of the two modalities with a work relief
ratio between 1:1 and 5:2. In all but six studies [10,14,15,17,32,38]
it was readily apparent that the subjects had trained at high
intensity for 10 minutes or more. Knuttgen and Overend reported
their work: relief ratios and the duration of their interval training,
which allowed us to estimate the number of intervals performed
and the time spent performing high intensity exercise which was
determined to be greater than 10 minutes [15,32]. Slordahl
reported the duration of their interval training but reported their
work: relief ratios as a range [38]. This allowed us to roughly
estimate that the subjects performed at least 10 minutes of work at
high intensity. Burke reported that their subjects trained to
exhaustion; therefore it was assumed that they performed at least
10 minutes of work at high intensity [17. Warburton reported that
their subjects performed interval training until the amount of work
performed equaled the amount of work that would have been
performed by the subject if they had been performing continuous
training [14]. Since the subjects in the continuous training group
worked for 30–48 min/day at 64.363.7% of their VO2max we
assumed that the subjects performing interval training worked for
at least 10 minutes at high intensity. Finally, Roca reported that
their subjects trained less than 10 minutes at high intensity on one
day of their high intensity training. Additionally, this was the only
study in which interval training did not account for at least half of
all training days for the test subjects. However, this exception was
justified because the continuous component was judged to be
strenuous enough to make up for the diminished interval
component [10].
Physiological Responses: Meta-Analysis Results
As a result of the training programs, VO2max increased
(p,0.001). The estimated mean change in VO2max over the
training programs using the random effects model was 0.51 L ?
min21
(95% CI: 0.43 to 0.60 L ? min21
) (Figure 2). In terms of
standardized effect sizes (estimate divided by standard deviation),
the change in VO2max was 0.86 SDs (95% CI: 0.72 to 0.99 SDs).
Figure 3. Forest plot for the synthesis of 37 articles (40 trained cohorts) identified in the systematic review. The estimates reported for
each study are the means and 95% confidence intervals for the change in VO2max in L ? min21
. The summary diamonds at the bottom of the plot
represent the summarized effects using fixed and random effects models, where the random effects estimates are considered the primary findings for
this study due to heterogeneity (I2
= 70). The estimated increase in VO2max as a result of interval training was 0.51 L ? min21
(95% CI: 0.43 to 0.60 L ?
min21
; p,0.001).
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5. There was some indication of publication bias in the funnel plot
(Figure 2). Specifically, the estimated effect using the ‘Trim and
Fill’ approach was 0.37 L ? min21
(95% CI: 0.28 to 0.46 L ?
min21
), but the number of negative studies required to overturn
the observed finding was estimated to be over 4000 (Rosenthal’s
fail-safe N = 4531) [46]. Thus, while Figure 2 shows a slight
attenuation of the result with hypothetical studies imputed to
account for potential publication bias, the results are not
meaningfully changed. Finally, a sensitivity analysis was also
conducted under a fixed effects model. There was significant
heterogeneity in the exercise groups (I2
= 70), but the results of this
analysis agreed qualitatively with the primary random effects
model. Specifically, under the fixed effects model, the estimated
change was 0.45 L ? min21
(95% CI: 0.41 to 0.49 L ? min21
;
p,0.001).
To better illustrate the distribution of effects observed through
the systematic review and demonstrated in Figure 3, a weighted
histogram and density plot of the observed effects was created
(Figure 4). Each of the 40 observations included in the analysis was
weighted by the sample size to produce the distribution.
In a supplemental analysis, we also evaluated the nine studies
that reported the largest [7–15] and nine studies that reported the
smallest [17,23,30,32,33,37,41–43] mean changes in VO2max.
These studies are the ones that would be located in the tails of the
empirical distribution. Specifically, the mean 6 SD increase in
VO2max was 0.2760.05 vs 0.8760.15 L ? min21
(p,0.001) in
this comparison. Weeks of training (6.961.4 vs 9.761.8;
p = 0.004), duration per week (123667 vs 209690 min;
p = 0.06), and the duration of the intervals for the entire study
(4796246 vs 6966264 min; p = 0.12) showed general patterns
that suggested the nine studies showing the smallest increases in
VO2max were of shorter duration in terms of both weekly training
and number of weeks. They also appear to have been less intense
(fewer total high intensity minutes) than the nine studies showing
the largest increases, although statistical significance was not
achieved for all comparisons. Finally, many of the interval training
studies reporting large increases in VO2max also used longer (3–
5 min) duration intervals.
Discussion
The main finding of this meta-analysis is that interval training
produces improvements in VO2max slightly greater than those
typically reported with what might be described as adult fitness
based continuous training even though many of the studies were of
short duration with limited training sessions per week. While the
observation that more intense training results in greater increases
in cardiorespiratory fitness is not surprising, our analysis suggests
that longer intervals combined with high intensity continuous
training can generate marked increases in VO2max in almost all
relatively young adults.
As noted in the introduction, the Heritage Study demonstrated
a mean increase in VO2max of 0.4 L ? min21
in response to
20 weeks of standardized adult fitness style training and marked
individual variation was observed [5]. This value is also relatively
high in comparison to other large adult fitness style training
programs that show increases in VO2max on the order of 0.2–
0.3 L N min21
[47]. By contrast, the studies we evaluated that used
interval training alone or in combination with continuous training
estimated a mean increase in VO2max of 0.5 L ? min21
. Figure 4
demonstrates an estimated distribution of training evoked changes
in VO2max for the studies we evaluated. This figure presents a
distribution of means whereas the Heritage data is of population
values. It is worth noting, however, that the distribution of study
effects presented in Figure 4 would appear to be shifted right in
comparison to the Heritage data in spite of the fact that some of
the studies were of limited duration (6–8 weeks); used intervals that
were only one minute long and the time spent during the ‘‘work’’
portion of the interval training session was as low as 10 minutes.
Thus, assuming the individual subject data used to generate the
summary statistics in this meta-analysis follow roughly a normal
distribution, the distribution of individual changes would be
comparable, if not slightly better, than the Heritage data even
though the overall duration (weeks spent training) were shorter in
the studies we evaluated.
The conventional wisdom is that intervals of 3–5 minutes are
especially effective in evoking increases in exercise capacity.
Consistent with this idea, the nine studies that generated the
biggest increases in VO2max (,0.85/min) generally used intervals
of 3–5 minutes and high intensity continuous training [7–15].
Additionally, many of these studies presented either individual
data or ranges for VO2max values pre and post training, and
inspection of this data suggests that a marked training response
was seen in all subjects. Thus, given the large increases in VO2max
seen in these studies, we believe that caution must be used in
concluding that at least some humans are incapable (perhaps for
genetic reasons) of increasing their VO2max in response to
endurance exercise training.
Along these lines, many of the studies showing the largest
increases in VO2max appeared to follow a pattern similar to the
so-called ‘‘Hickson protocol’’ [7]. This protocol includes 10 weeks
of training 6 days/week with interval and continuous training on
alternate days. Interval training consists of six 5 minute sessions on
a cycle ergometer at a work rate approaching the subjects’
VO2max. These work periods are separated by 2 minutes of active
rest. As the subjects’ power output increases during training, the
exercise intensity is increased as needed. On the non-interval days,
continuous training consists of running as fast as possible for
30 min/day during the 1st week, 35 min/day during the second
week, and 40 min/day or longer thereafter.
The original study of Hickson and colleagues noted that
VO2max was continuing to increase at the end of the 10 week
training program [7]. However, their subjects declined to continue
to train due to the extremely arduous nature of the program. This
Figure 4. Weighted histogram and density plot of the observed
effects of interval training on VO2max. Each of the 40
observations included in the analysis was weighted by the sample size
to produce the distribution with the estimate of the percent of subjects
with a given effect size noted on the Y axis.
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6. observation emphasizes that it may be unrealistic to expect
significant segments of the population to participate in an exercise
training program that permits them to reach their individual upper
limit for VO2max. It should also be noted that the high intensity
continuous running almost certainly contributed to the large
increases in VO2max seen in studies using the Hickson protocol
but it is not possible to determine the relative role of each type of
training.
Since there is no genetic data on the subjects from the studies
included in our analysis it is not possible to use them to
retrospectively evaluate the genetic determinants of trainability
that have emerged from Heritage [5]. It is well accepted that the
increases in VO2max with training are due to increases in cardiac
output and peripheral oxygen extraction. However, the contribu-
tion of changes in stroke volume, blood volume, capillary density,
muscle mitochondrial content and many other factors associated
with training induced increases in VO2max might vary on both an
individual basis and perhaps via interaction with specific elements
of a given training program [48–52].
In addition to the well-known limitations associated with
retrospective analysis of data reported previously, there are
specific limitations to our analysis. First, as detailed above there
was wide variability in training programs used in the studies we
evaluated. Second, about two thirds of the subjects included in the
studies we evaluated were (likely Caucasian) young men and this
could explain at least some of the increased responsiveness that we
saw. However, sex and age generally do not have major effects on
the VO2max responses to training [5,41]. We also did not include
studies in patient populations that have shown marked improve-
ments in exercise capacity with interval training in groups
previously thought to have limited trainability [53]. Nor did we
include a body of work showing that very short bouts of high
intensity exercise followed by longer periods of recovery can have
profound effects on exercise capacity [54]. The findings from these
studies along with the data reported in our paper indicate that
some of the peripheral metabolic adaptations to training require
can be elicited by very short periods of high intensity exercise, but
that longer intervals are required to see large changes in cardiac
output and VO2max. The analysis also suggested some effect of
publication bias, particularly with studies with small sample sizes
and small effects. While the estimated change in VO2max
remained statistically significant with various sensitivity analyses,
a clear causal association is inherently limited with this data.
In summary, our analysis indicates that in addition to studies
using training programs consistent with various public health
guidelines, the basic biology of trainability needs to be evaluated
using regimens designed to generate the most robust possible
physiological adaptations.
Supporting Information
Checklist S1 PRISMA Checklist.
(DOC)
Flowchart S1 PRISMA Flowchart.
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Acknowledgments
We would like to thank Ann Farrell from the Mayo Library for her help in
the literature search. Additionally, Janet Beckman assisted with manuscript
preparation and Jennifer Taylor helped with the figures. Their help is
greatly appreciated.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: MJJ. Performed the experi-
ments: APB REC EAO MJJ. Analyzed the data: APB REC EAO MJJ.
Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: APB REC EAO MJJ.
Wrote the paper: APB REC MJJ.
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