ArticleEuropean journal of applied physiology2022
Repeated sprint training under hypoxia improves aerobic performance and repeated sprint ability by enhancing muscle deoxygenation and markers of angiogenesis in rugby sevens.
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- The Effects of Intermittent Hypoxic Training Strategies on Maximal Oxygen Uptake in Healthy Humans: A Meta-analysis with Meta-regression.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Pooled it
- Repeated-Sprint Training in Hypoxia Induced by Voluntary Hypoventilation at Low Lung Volume: A Meta-analysis.Sports medicine - open · 2025Pooled it
- A multilevel meta-analysis of the effects of repeated sprint training in hypoxia on athletic performance.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Pooled it
- Muscle Oximetry in Sports Science: An Updated Systematic Review.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Pooled it
- Near-Infrared Spectroscopy in the Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Exercise-Based Management of Muscle Oxygenation Impairment.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- The Influence of Age on Notch1 and VEGF-A Responses During Exercise.Journal of aging research · 2026Article
- Inter-individual variability in performance benefits from repeated sprint training in hypoxia and associated training parameters.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- Transferability of Exercise Intensity Based on Muscle Oxygenation from Normoxia to Hypoxia in Ski-Mountaineering Athletes-Exploratory Study.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Effects of concurrent heat and hypoxic training on cycling anaerobic capacity in men.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Four-week experimental plus 1-week taper period using live high train low does not alter muscle glycogen content.European journal of applied physiology · 2024Article
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- Estimation of maximal lactate steady state using the sweat lactate sensor.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Effects of Hypoxia on Cerebral Microvascular Angiogenesis: Benefits or Damages?Aging and disease · 2023Review
- Effects of short-term repeated sprint training in hypoxia or with blood flow restriction on response to exercise.Journal of physiological anthropology · 2022Article
- Maximizing anaerobic performance with repeated-sprint training in hypoxia: In search of an optimal altitude based on pulse oxygen saturation monitoring.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo evaluate the effects of repeated sprint (RS) training in hypoxia on aerobic performance, repeated sprint ability (RSA), and muscle oxygenation in Rugby Sevens.
methodsFourteen Rugby Sevens players were randomly allocated into hypoxic (RSH, F
resultsRSH caused no changes in hemoglobin concentration and hematocrit but significant improvements in [Formula: see text] (7.5%, p = 0.03, ES = 1.07), time to exhaustion (17.6%, p = 0.05, ES = 0.92), and fatigue index (FI, - 12.3%, p = 0.01, ES = 1.39) during the RSA test compared to baseline but not RSN. While ∆deoxygenated hemoglobin was significantly increased both after RSH and RSN (p < 0.05), ∆tissue saturation index (- 56.1%, p = 0.01, ES = 1.35) and ∆oxygenated hemoglobin (- 54.7%, p = 0.04, ES = 0.97) were significantly decreased after RSH. These changes were concomitant with increased levels of HIF-1α and VEGF in serum after RSH with a strong negative correlation between ∆FI and ∆deoxygenated hemoglobin after RSH (r = - 0.81, p = 0.03).
conclusionThere was minimal benefit from adding RSH to standard Rugby Sevens training, in eliciting improvements in aerobic performance and resistance to fatigue, possibly by enhanced muscle deoxygenation and increased serum HIF-1α and VEGF concentrations.
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