Importance of training volume during intensified training in elite cyclists: Maintained vs. reduced volume at moderate intensity
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Importance of training volume during intensified training in elite cyclists : Maintained vs. reduced volume at moderate intensity. / Christensen, Peter Møller; Andreasen, Jesper Juul; Lyngholm, Jonas; Søgaard, Ole; Lykkestrup, Jakob; Hostrup, Morten; Nybo, Lars; Bangsbo, Jens.
I: Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, Bind 34, Nr. 1, e14362, 2024.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Importance of training volume during intensified training in elite cyclists
T2 - Maintained vs. reduced volume at moderate intensity
AU - Christensen, Peter Møller
AU - Andreasen, Jesper Juul
AU - Lyngholm, Jonas
AU - Søgaard, Ole
AU - Lykkestrup, Jakob
AU - Hostrup, Morten
AU - Nybo, Lars
AU - Bangsbo, Jens
N1 - This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - Introduction: Male elite cyclists (average VO2-max: 71 ml/min/kg, n=18) completed seven weeks of high-intensity interval training (HIT) (3x/week; 4-min and 30-s intervals) during the competitive part of the season. The influence of a maintained or lowered total training volume combined with HIT was evaluated in a two-group design. Weekly moderate-intensity training was lowered by ~33% (~5 hours) (LOW, n=8) or maintained at normal volume (NOR, n=10). Endurance performance and fatigue resistance was evaluated via 400 kcal time-trials (~20 min) commenced either with or without prior completion of a 120-min preload (including repeated 20-s sprints to simulate physiologic demands during road races). Results: Time-trial performance without preload was improved after the intervention (p=0.006) with a 3% increase in LOW (p=0.04) and a 2% increase in NOR (p=0.07). Preloaded time-trial was not significantly improved (p=0.19). In the preload, average power during repeated sprinting increased by 6% in LOW (p<0.01) and fatigue resistance in sprinting (start vs end of preload) was improved (p<0.05) in both groups. Blood lactate during the preload was lowered (p<0.001) solely in NOR. Measures of oxidative enzyme activity remained unchanged, whereas the glycolytic enzyme PFK increased by 22% for LOW (p=0.02).Conclusion: The present study demonstrates that elite cyclists can benefit from intensified training during the competitive season both with maintained and lowered training volume at moderate intensity. In addition to benchmarking effects of such training in ecological elite settings, the results also indicate how some performance and physiological parameters may interact with training volume.
AB - Introduction: Male elite cyclists (average VO2-max: 71 ml/min/kg, n=18) completed seven weeks of high-intensity interval training (HIT) (3x/week; 4-min and 30-s intervals) during the competitive part of the season. The influence of a maintained or lowered total training volume combined with HIT was evaluated in a two-group design. Weekly moderate-intensity training was lowered by ~33% (~5 hours) (LOW, n=8) or maintained at normal volume (NOR, n=10). Endurance performance and fatigue resistance was evaluated via 400 kcal time-trials (~20 min) commenced either with or without prior completion of a 120-min preload (including repeated 20-s sprints to simulate physiologic demands during road races). Results: Time-trial performance without preload was improved after the intervention (p=0.006) with a 3% increase in LOW (p=0.04) and a 2% increase in NOR (p=0.07). Preloaded time-trial was not significantly improved (p=0.19). In the preload, average power during repeated sprinting increased by 6% in LOW (p<0.01) and fatigue resistance in sprinting (start vs end of preload) was improved (p<0.05) in both groups. Blood lactate during the preload was lowered (p<0.001) solely in NOR. Measures of oxidative enzyme activity remained unchanged, whereas the glycolytic enzyme PFK increased by 22% for LOW (p=0.02).Conclusion: The present study demonstrates that elite cyclists can benefit from intensified training during the competitive season both with maintained and lowered training volume at moderate intensity. In addition to benchmarking effects of such training in ecological elite settings, the results also indicate how some performance and physiological parameters may interact with training volume.
KW - Faculty of Science
KW - Oxidative enzymes
KW - Training load
KW - Recovery
KW - Adaptations
KW - Performance
KW - HIT
KW - Elite cycling
U2 - 10.1111/sms.14362
DO - 10.1111/sms.14362
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 37002854
VL - 34
JO - Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports
JF - Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports
SN - 0905-7188
IS - 1
M1 - e14362
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