Showing papers on "Interval training published in 1982"

Anaerobic Muscle Enzyme Changes After Interval Training

Abstract: In contrast to endurance training, little evidence is available concerning the effects of sprint-type training programs on the anaerobic metabolism of skeletal muscle. Four male subjects completed a mean of 16 training sessions consisting of eight 200-m runs at 90% of maximal speed, which were separated by 2-min rest periods. Before and after the 5-week training period, muscle biopsies were taken out of the lateral head of m. gastrocnemius and analyzed for the activities of phosphorylase, phosphofructokinase (PFK), glyceraldehyde phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), succinate dehydrogenase (SDH), and malate dehydrogenase (MDH). Following training there was a significant increase in the subjects' performance time in a treadmill test at a speed of 16 km/h speed and 15% grade. Significant increases were observed in the activities of phosphorylase, PFK, GAPDH, LDH, and MDH, whereas the 17.5% increase in SDH was not statistically significant. It is concluded that interval training with high intensity and a 1:4 work-rest ratio leads to increased activities of key enzymes involved in glycogenolysis and anaerobic glycolysis of skeletal muscle.

Pulmonary function changes in wheelchair athletes subsequent to exercise training.

Abstract: The purpose of this investigation was to determine the pulmonary function and aerobic fitness of wheelchair athletes and assess changes in these values subsequent to an upper-body interval training programme (ITP). Eight male members of the United States national collegiate champion wheelchair basketball team were tested prior to and after an 8 week ITP. Each subject trained (30 min; 3 times per week) on a wheelchair ergometer (WERG) at a power output which would elicit 80% of maximum HR reserve. Before and after training, measurements were obtained at rest, during WERG exercise at 10,20 and 30 W, and during maximal exercise. Static lung volumes and timed forced expiratory volumes measured by spirometry were unchanged by training. Submaximal exercise pulmonary ventilation and oxygen uptake values were similar before and after training, but maximal exercise ventilation (KEmax) increased from 100 to 1311 min−1. In addition, the ratio of KEmax to maximum voluntary ventilation (12s) increased significantly fr...

Bicycle Interval Training for Cardiovascular Fitness.

Abstract: In brief Bicycling can be a viable alternative to jogging for cardiovascular fitness. However, little research demonstrates the level of intensity and duration necessary to produce a cardiovascular training effect. This study gives the results of seven weeks of bicycle interval training on college women and men aged 20 to 24. There were four workouts per week of progressively increasing intensity and duration. The experimental group improved Vo2 max by almost 6 ml·kg-1· min-1. There were no injuries during the training period.