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ArticleBMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation2025

Comparison of different interval training methods on athletes' oxygen uptake: a systematic review with pairwise and network meta-analysis.

Qiushi Yang, Junli Wang, Dongyang Guan

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Article in BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 authors.

Qiushi YangSchool of Physical Education, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, 221116, China.
Junli WangSchool of Physical Education, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, 221116, China. wjl88816@163.com.
Dongyang GuanSchool of Physical Education, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, 221116, China.

Funding

2025 Research Project of the China Youth and Children Research Society 2025B41Jiangsu Social Science Fund 24TYB008Major Project of Philosophy and Social Science Research in Colleges and Universities of Jiangsu Province 2021SJZDA173
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo (i) examine the effect size and the ranking of the training effects for the high-intensity interval training (HIIT), sprint interval training (SIT), and repeated sprint training (RST) on athletes' VO

methodsA systematic search of four databases (Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus, SPORTDiscus) were conducted on April 1, 2025. 51 eligible studies (1,261 athletes), evaluating the direct/indirect effects of HIIT, SIT, RST versus continuous training (CT) and conventional training (CON). Frequentist network meta-analysis quantified effect sizes (NMAs' g) and probabilistic rankings (P-scores), while three-level meta-regression modeled dose-response relationships for training parameters.

resultsAll three interval training methods significantly increased VO

conclusionsRST, HIIT, and SIT all enhance VO SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION: PROSPERO CRD42023435021.

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Aerobic capacityAthleteHigh-intensity interval trainingMeta-analysisOxygen uptakeRepeated sprint trainingSprint interval training

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PMCPMC12218014

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