ArticleJournal of sports science & medicine2025
Fast Start Strategy in High-Intensity Interval Training in Rugby Union Academy Players.
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- Long start strategy in high-intensity interval training in Rugby Union Academy players.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
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Abstract
A fast-start strategy, characterized by higher-intensity efforts during the initial work intervals, in high-intensity interval training (HIIT-FS) have been shown to optimize time spent at high oxygen uptake levels in endurance sports, but their effects in team sport athletes remain unexplored. This study aimed to compare the physiological (gas exchange, heart rate), perceptual responses (Rate of Perceived Exertion (RPE), and external load responses (Global Positioning System (GPS) derived distance) between a high-intensity interval training protocol using a fast-start strategy high-intensity interval training (HIIT-FS) and a constant-intensity high-intensity interval training (HIIT-C) protocol in academy rugby union players. Eight male rugby players (19.9 ± 2.2 years) from two professional French teams performed three sessions: (1) a 30-15 Intermittent Fitness Test (30-15 IFT) to determine velocity at intermittent fitness test (VIFT) and fitness assessment (V̇O
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