Peak power output is similarly recovered after three- and five-days’ rest following sprint interval training in young and older adults

Yasar, Zerbu ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8838-7286 , Dewhurst, Susan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2747-9122 and Hayes, Lawrence ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6654-0072 (2019) Peak power output is similarly recovered after three- and five-days’ rest following sprint interval training in young and older adults. Sports, 7 (4). p. 94.

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Abstract

Background: High-intensity interval training (HIIT) exerts effects indicative of improved health in young and older populations. However, prescribing analogous training programmes is inappropriate, as recovery from HIIT is different between young and older individuals. Sprint interval training (SIT) is a derivative of HIIT but with shorter, maximal effort intervals. Prior to prescribing this mode of training, it is imperative to understand the recovery period to prevent residual fatigue affecting subsequent adaptations.

Methods: Nine older (6M/3F; mean age of 70 ± 8 years) and nine young (6M/3F; mean age of 24 ± 3 years) participants performed a baseline peak power output (PPO) test. Subsequently, two SIT sessions consisting of three repetitions of 20 s ‘all-out’ stationary cycling bouts interspersed by 3 minutes of self-paced recovery were performed. SIT sessions were followed by 3 days’ rest and 5 days’ rest on two separate occasions, in a randomised crossover design. PPO was measured again to determine whether recovery had been achieved after 3 days or after 5 days.

Results: Two-way repeated measure (age (older, young) × 3 time (baseline, 3 days, 5 days)) ANOVA revealed a large effect of age (p = 0.002, n2p = 0.460), with older participants having a lower PPO compared to young participants. A small effect of time (p = 0.702, n2p = 0.022), and a medium interaction between age and time (p = 0.098, n2p = 0.135) was observed.

Conclusions: This study demonstrates both young and older adults recover PPO following 3 and 5 days’ rest. As such, both groups could undertake SIT following three days of rest, without a reduction in PPO.

Item Type:	Article
Journal / Publication Title:	Sports
Publisher:	MDPI
ISSN:	2075-4663
Departments:	Active Aging Research Group (AARG)
Additional Information:	This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited (CC BY 4.0).
Depositing User:	Lawrence Hayes
Date Deposited:	02 May 2019 09:38
Last Modified:	13 Jan 2024 09:01
URI:	https://insight.cumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/4676

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