ArticleJournal of strength and conditioning research2018
Six Sessions of Sprint Interval Training Improves Running Performance in Trained Athletes.
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- Effects of high-intensity interval training on cardiorespiratory fitness, jump, and sprint performance in male under-20 soccer players: a systematic review.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Pooled it
- Programming Interval Training to Optimize Time-Trial Performance: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2021Pooled it
- Effects of low-volume court-based sprint interval training on anaerobic capacity and sport-specific performance in competitive tennis players.Scientific reports · 2024Trial
- Acute Effects of Sprint Interval Training and Blood Flow Restriction on Neuromuscular and Muscle Function.Journal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions · 2024Trial
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- The Effect of Eight-Week Sprint Interval Training on Aerobic Performance of Elite Badminton Players.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Trial
- Physiological Response Differences between Run and Cycle High Intensity Interval Training Program in Recreational Middle Age Female Runners.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2020Trial
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- Human dorsiflexor muscles are resilient against voluntary activation failure following high-intensity interval exercise.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Article
- The effects of L-citrulline supplementation on cerebrovascular function during sprint interval training in taekwondo athletes.Journal of exercise science and fitness · 2025Article
- The Role of High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) in Neuromuscular Adaptations: Implications for Strength and Power Development-A Review.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Effects of Eight-Week Game-Based High-Intensity Interval Training Performed on Different Pitch Dimensions on the Level of Physical Capacity and Time-Motion Responses in Youth Soccer Players.Journal of human kinetics · 2025Article
- Effects of 6-week sprint interval training compared to traditional training on the running performance of distance runners: a randomized controlled trail.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Article
- The Effect of Polarized Training (SIT, HIIT, and ET) on Muscle Thickness and Anaerobic Power in Trained Cyclists.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Effects of Three Preseason Training Programs on Speed, Change-of-Direction, and Endurance in Recreationally Trained Soccer Players.Frontiers in physiology · 2021Article
- Comparison of effects of training order of explosive strength and plyometrics training on different physical abilities in adolescent handball players.Biology of sport · 2020Article
- Short-Term Repeated Wingate Training in Hypoxia and Normoxia in Sprinters.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2020Article
- A pre-training conditioning program to increase physical fitness and reduce attrition due to injuries in Dutch Airmobile recruits: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.Contemporary clinical trials communications · 2019Article
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Abstract
Koral, J, Oranchuk, DJ, Herrera, R, and Millet, GY. Six sessions of sprint interval training improves running performance in trained athletes. J Strength Cond Res 32(3): 617-623, 2018-Sprint interval training (SIT) is gaining popularity with endurance athletes. Various studies have shown that SIT allows for similar or greater endurance, strength, and power performance improvements than traditional endurance training but demands less time and volume. One of the main limitations in SIT research is that most studies were performed in a laboratory using expensive treadmills or ergometers. The aim of this study was to assess the performance effects of a novel short-term and highly accessible training protocol based on maximal shuttle runs in the field (SIT-F). Sixteen (12 male, 4 female) trained trail runners completed a 2-week procedure consisting of 4-7 bouts of 30 seconds at maximal intensity interspersed by 4 minutes of recovery, 3 times a week. Maximal aerobic speed (MAS), time to exhaustion at 90% of MAS before test (Tmax at 90% MAS), and 3,000-m time trial (TT3000m) were evaluated before and after training. Data were analyzed using a paired samples t-test, and Cohen's (d) effect sizes were calculated. Maximal aerobic speed improved by 2.3% (p = 0.01, d = 0.22), whereas peak power (PP) and mean power (MP) increased by 2.4% (p = 0.009, d = 0.33) and 2.8% (p = 0.002, d = 0.41), respectively. TT3000m was 6% shorter (p < 0.001, d = 0.35), whereas Tmax at 90% MAS was 42% longer (p < 0.001, d = 0.74). Sprint interval training in the field significantly improved the 3,000-m run, time to exhaustion, PP, and MP in trained trail runners. Sprint interval training in the field is a time-efficient and cost-free means of improving both endurance and power performance in trained athletes.
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