Comparison of Ultra-Short Race Pace and High-Intensity Interval Training in Age Group Competitive Swimmers-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Comparison of Ultra-Short Race Pace and High-Intensity Interval Training in Age Group Competitive Swimmers

Published:2023-09-18 Issue:9 Volume:11 Page:186
ISSN:2075-4663
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Author:

Papadimitriou Konstantinos¹^ORCID,Kabasakalis Athanasios²^ORCID,Papadopoulos Anastasios³,Mavridis Georgios⁴,Tsalis Georgios⁵^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Faculty of Sport and Rehabilitation Sciences, Metropolitan College, University of East London, 546 24 Thessaloniki, Greece

2. Laboratory of Evaluation of Human Biological Performance, School of Physical Education and Sport Science, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 570 01 Thessaloniki, Greece

3. School of Physical Education and Sport Science, Democritus University of Thrace, 691 00 Komotini, Greece

4. School of Physical Education and Sport Science, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 570 01 Thessaloniki, Greece

5. School of Physical Education and Sport Science, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 621 22 Serres, Greece

Abstract

The aim of this study was tο examine the acute responses to an Ultra-Short Race Pace Training (USRPT) and a High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT), both oriented for the event of 100 m freestyle. Eighteen national-level swimmers (8 boys, 10 girls) aged 13.5 ± 0.1 years, with 8.0 ± 0.5 years of experience participated in the study. All participants completed a USRPT and a HIIT protocol consisting of 2 × 10 × 25 m (USRPT1 & USRPT2) and 5 × 50 m. Significantly higher swimming velocity (SV) were achieved in USRPT compared to HIIT (p < 0.001), while significantly lower distance per stroke (DPS) and stroke index (SI) were obtained (p = 0.007 and p < 0.001). Also, significantly lower blood lactate and glucose (BL & BG) concentrations were found after USRPT (p ≤ 0.001 and p = 0.037). Heart rate (HR) and rate of perceived exertion (RPE) were significantly lower after USRPT than HIIT (p < 0.001 and p = 0.015). According to the results, an USRPT swimming set consisting of 20 × 25 m at a 100 m pace seems to induce more specific responses in kinematic characteristics, biomarkers, HR and RPE compared to a 5 × 50 m HIIT set.

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

Link

https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4663/11/9/186/pdf

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