Trial reportEuropean journal of applied physiology2004
Muscle buffer capacity and aerobic fitness are associated with repeated-sprint ability in women.
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- Effects of Plyometric Jump Training in Female Soccer Player's Physical Fitness: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
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- Influence of training status on high-intensity intermittent performance in response to β-alanine supplementation.Amino acids · 2014Trial
- Effects of beta-alanine supplementation and interval training on physiological determinants of severe exercise performance.European journal of applied physiology · 2014Trial
- Effects of sprint training combined with vegetarian or mixed diet on muscle carnosine content and buffering capacity.European journal of applied physiology · 2011Trial
- Performance and physiological responses to repeated-sprint exercise: a novel multiple-set approach.European journal of applied physiology · 2011Trial
- Effect of endurance training on performance and muscle reoxygenation rate during repeated-sprint running.European journal of applied physiology · 2011Trial
- Faster oxygen uptake kinetics during recovery is related to better repeated sprinting ability.European journal of applied physiology · 2010Trial
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- Repeated-sprint sets test: a new method for evaluating and forecasting fitness in elite young male soccer players.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- A training goal-oriented categorization model of high-intensity interval training.Frontiers in physiology · 2024Review
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- Short-Term Effects of Repeated-Sprint Training on Vertical Jump Ability and Aerobic Fitness in Collegiate Volleyball Players During Pre-Season.International journal of exercise science · 2022Article
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Abstract
In addition to a high aerobic fitness, the ability to buffer hydrogen ions (H+) may also be important for repeated-sprint ability (RSA). We therefore investigated the relationship between muscle buffer capacity (betamin vivo and betamin vitro) and RSA. Thirty-four untrained females [mean (SD): age 19 (1) years, maximum oxygen uptake (VO2peak) 42.3 (7.1) ml x kg(-1) x min(-1)] completed a graded exercise test (GXT), followed by a RSA cycle test (five 6-s sprints, every 30 s). Capillary blood was sampled during the GXT and before and after the RSA test to determine blood pH (pHb) and lactate concentration ([La-]b). Muscle biopsies were taken before (n=34) and after (n=23) the RSA test to determine muscle lactate concentration ([La-]i), hydrogen ion concentration ([H+]i) pHi, betamin vivo and betamin vitro. There were significant correlations between work decrement (%) and betamin vivo (r=-0.72, P<0.05), VO2peak (r=-0.62, P<0.05), lactate threshold (LT) (r=-0.56, P<0.05) and changes in [H+]i (r=0.41, P<0.05). There were however, no significant correlations between work decrement and betamin vitro, or changes in [La-]i, or [La-]b. There were also no significant correlations between total work (J x kg(-1)) during the RSA test and betamin vitro, betamin vivo, or changes in [La-]i, pHi, [La-]b, or pHb. There were significant correlations between total work (J x kg(-1)) and both VO2peak (r=0.60, P<0.05) and LT(r=0.54, P<0.05). These results support previous research, identifying a relationship between RSA and aerobic fitness. This study is the first to identify a relationship between betamin vivo and RSA. This suggests that the ability to buffer H+ may be important for maintaining performance during brief, repeated sprints.
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