Effects of high-intensity interval training versus sprint interval training during the second wave of COVID-19 lockdown on soccer players
Apunts, Med. esport (Internet)
; 58(218)April - June 2023. tab, graf
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ABSTRACT
This study aimed to compare the effects of two intervention programs (i.e., high-intensity interval training [ΗΙΙΤ] versus sprint interval training [SIT]) during the second wave of pandemic COVID-19 in semi-professional soccer players. Twenty-nine male soccer players were divided into two groups HIIT (N 16, age 19.6 ± 2.4 years, height 1.8 ± 0.5 m, weight 71.5 ± 4.6 kg, and body fat 7.3 ± 2.6%), who performed a HIIT protocol with progressive intensity and resistance training; SIT (N 13, age 23.5 ± 5.1 years, height 1.8 ± 0.1 m, weight 74.0 ± 4.5 kg and body fat 8.8 ± 2.6%) that performed a SIT program combined with body weight circuit training. According to the instructions from World Health Organization of basic protective measures against COVID-19, each session did not exceed 60 min. Aerobic capacity (YoYo IR1) and countermovement jump (CMJ) height were measured before and after a 4-week intervention period. Aerobic variables (maximum oxygen uptake [V̇O2max], velocity at V̇O2max [vV̇O2max] and CMJ significantly increased (p<0.001), while maximum heart rate [HRmax] decreased (p<0.01) following the HIIT intervention program. Conversely, values remained unchanged in the SIT group after the training. Post-evaluation between-group comparisons revealed that V̇O2max was significantly higher in HIIT when compared to SIT (p<0.05). These results suggest that HIIT combined with resistance training, in different sessions, could lead to superior improvements in endurance and vertical jump ability in short time periods when compared to the combination of SIT and body-weighted strength training in semi-professional soccer players. (AU)
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Spain
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Main subject:
Soccer
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Coronavirus Infections
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High-Intensity Interval Training
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Apunts, Med. esport (Internet)
Year:
2023
Document type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens/Greece
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UCAM Universidad Catόlica de Murcia/Spain