An interventional study of DECT and HIIT in Exercise Performance of Fit Athletes, sponsored by Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. Completed at 1 site in Switzerland. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 40 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-03-18.
Sponsored by Swiss Federal Institute of Technology · Not applicable, Interventional, and Other
Different types of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) sessions are used by athletes in order to improve their physical performance, but innovative approaches to training are lacking. Therefore, in Part A of this study the physiological response to a standard HIIT and a new decremental exercise training (DECT) will be compared in runners and cyclists. Next, in Part B the training effects of a 4-week block of the HIIT and DECT will be compared.
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The DECT session consists of four bouts of 4 min high-intensity "decremental" exercise with 3 min of active recovery between bouts. Load is progressively decreased throughout each exercise bout. The training period will last for a total of 4 weeks, with three weekly sessions of supervised training
Other: DECT
The HIIT session consists of four bouts of 4 min high-intensity "decremental" exercise with 3 min of active recovery between bouts. Load is kept constant throughout each exercise bout. The training period will last for a total of 4 weeks, with three weekly sessions of supervised training
Other: HIIT
The DECT program consists of a 4-week training intervention with three weekly sessions of high-intensity interval training, in which during each exercise bout the workload is imposed in a decremental fashion.
The HIIT program consists of a 4-week training intervention with three weekly sessions of high-intensity interval training, in which during each exercise bout the workload is kept constant.
Change in exercise performance
Time taken to cover a fixed distance, in minutes
Time frame: measured before and after the 4-week training block, during a time-trial (40 km cycling or 10 km running)
Change in maximal oxygen uptake
Measured in ml/kg/min
Time frame: Measured during a maximal incremental exercise test before and after the 4-week training block
Average oxygen uptake
Average oxygen uptake measured during the four 4-min bouts of high-intensity exercise of a session of HIIT and DECT
Time frame: The two training session are performed within one week
Plan to share: No
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