ReviewSports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.)2018
Training-Induced Changes in Mitochondrial Content and Respiratory Function in Human Skeletal Muscle.
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139 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effects ofNutrients · 2026Pooled it
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- DNA oxidation after exercise: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2023Pooled it
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- Programming Interval Training to Optimize Time-Trial Performance: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2021Pooled it
- The Effects of Regular Cold-Water Immersion Use on Training-Induced Changes in Strength and Endurance Performance: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2021Pooled it
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- Cardiorespiratory Fitness Improvements Following Low-Frequency Training Are Not Inferior to High-Frequency Training Matched for Intensity and Volume.Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports · 2025Trial
- Altered muscle oxidative phenotype impairs exercise tolerance but does not improve after exercise training in multiple sclerosis.Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2022Trial
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- Effect of exercise training on skeletal muscle protein expression in relation to insulin sensitivity: Per-protocol analysis of a randomized controlled trial (GO-ACTIWE).Physiological reports · 2021Trial
- Effects of including sprints during prolonged cycling on hormonal and muscular responses and recovery in elite cyclists.Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports · 2021Trial
- Mitochondrial respiration variability and simulations in human skeletal muscle: The Gene SMART study.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2020Trial
- Cardiorespiratory coordination reveals training-specific physiological adaptations.European journal of applied physiology · 2019Trial
- Citius, Maius, Melius: Mitochondria and Endurance Performance.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Review
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Abstract
A sedentary lifestyle has been linked to a number of metabolic disorders that have been associated with sub-optimal mitochondrial characteristics and an increased risk of premature death. Endurance training can induce an increase in mitochondrial content and/or mitochondrial functional qualities, which are associated with improved health and well-being and longer life expectancy. It is therefore important to better define how manipulating key parameters of an endurance training intervention can influence the content and functionality of the mitochondrial pool. This review focuses on mitochondrial changes taking place following a series of exercise sessions (training-induced mitochondrial adaptations), providing an in-depth analysis of the effects of exercise intensity and training volume on changes in mitochondrial protein synthesis, mitochondrial content and mitochondrial respiratory function. We provide evidence that manipulation of different exercise training variables promotes specific and diverse mitochondrial adaptations. Specifically, we report that training volume may be a critical factor affecting changes in mitochondrial content, whereas relative exercise intensity is an important determinant of changes in mitochondrial respiratory function. As a consequence, a dissociation between training-induced changes in mitochondrial content and mitochondrial respiratory function is often observed. We also provide evidence that exercise-induced changes are not necessarily predictive of training-induced adaptations, we propose possible explanations for the above discrepancies and suggestions for future research.
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