Trial reportEuropean journal of applied physiology2014
Reducing the volume of sprint interval training does not diminish maximal and submaximal performance gains in healthy men.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Number of Sprint Repetitions in a Sprint Interval Training Session Does Not Moderate Improvements in V̇OScandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports · 2026Pooled it
- Risk of bias and reporting practices in studies comparing VOJournal of sport and health science · 2022Pooled it
- Physiological responses to maximal 4 s sprint interval cycling using inertial loading: the influence of inter-sprint recovery duration.European journal of applied physiology · 2021Trial
- Time-efficient and computer-guided sprint interval exercise training for improving health in the workplace: a randomised mixed-methods feasibility study in office-based employees.BMC public health · 2020Trial
- Alterations in energy system contribution following upper body sprint interval training.European journal of applied physiology · 2020Trial
- Combined effects of very short "all out" efforts during sprint and resistance training on physical and physiological adaptations after 2 weeks of training.European journal of applied physiology · 2019Trial
- Exercise training comprising of single 20-s cycle sprints does not provide a sufficient stimulus for improving maximal aerobic capacity in sedentary individuals.European journal of applied physiology · 2016Trial
- Impact of low-volume, high-intensity interval training on maximal aerobic capacity, health-related quality of life and motivation to exercise in ageing men.Age (Dordrecht, Netherlands) · 2015Trial
- Changes in resilience and masculine gender role stress following 8 weeks of maximal power cycling training in male university students: a single-group pre-post study.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Physiologic and mechanical responses to clustered vs. traditional sprint interval exercise approaches.European journal of applied physiology · 2025Article
- Neuromuscular, cardiometabolic, and perceptual responses to a short sprint interval training session with different cycling torques.European journal of applied physiology · 2025Article
- A study on the effects of modified sprint interval trainingon physical fitness test scores and the quantitative and dose-response relationships among Chinese male university students.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Article
- The Effects of 15 or 30 s SIT in Normobaric Hypoxia on Aerobic, Anaerobic Performance and Critical Power.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- High-intensity interval training for health benefits and care of cardiac diseases - The key to an efficient exercise protocol.World journal of cardiology · 2019Review
- Active Recovery Induces Greater Endurance Adaptations When Performing Sprint Interval Training.Journal of strength and conditioning research · 2019Article
- High-Intensity Interval Training: A Potential Exercise Countermeasure During Human Spaceflight.Frontiers in physiology · 2019Review
- Effects of a novel exercise training protocol of Wingate-based sprint bouts dispersed over a day on selected cardiometabolic health markers in sedentary females: a pilot study.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2018Article
- Research into the Health Benefits of Sprint Interval Training Should Focus on Protocols with Fewer and Shorter Sprints.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2017Article
- High-intensity interval training (HIT) for effective and time-efficient pre-surgical exercise interventions.Perioperative medicine (London, England) · 2016Article
- Inter-Individual Variability in the Adaptive Responses to Endurance and Sprint Interval Training: A Randomized Crossover Study.PloS one · 2016Article
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Abstract
purposeThe present study examined the effect of reducing sprint interval training (SIT) work-interval duration on increases in maximal and submaximal performance.
methodsSubjects (n = 36) were assigned to one of three training groups: endurance training (ET; 60 min per session for weeks 1-2, increasing to 75 min per session for weeks 3-4), or sprint interval training consisting of either repeated 30 (SIT 30) or 15 (SIT 15) second all-out intervals (starting with 4 bouts per session for weeks 1-2, increasing to 6 intervals per session for weeks 3-4). Training consisted of cycling 3 times per week for 4 weeks.
resultsWhile there was a significant main effect of training on VO₂peak such that VO₂peak was elevated post-training, no significant difference was observed in the improvements observed between groups (ET ~13%, SIT 30-4%, SIT 15-8%). A significant main effect of training was observed such that lactate threshold and critical power were higher during post-testing across all groups (p < 0.05). There was a main effect of training (p < 0.05) on Wingate peak power with no differences observed between groups at post-training.
conclusionsTogether, these results indicate that reducing SIT work-interval duration from 30 to 15 s had no impact on training-induced increases in aerobic or anaerobic power, or on increases in lactate threshold (absolute) and critical power.
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