Resumen de The effect of different high-intensity periodization models on endurance adaptations
Oystein Sylta, Espen Tønnessen, Daniel Hammarström
AB Purpose: This study aimed to compare the effects of three different high-intensity training (HIT) models, balanced for total load but differing in training plan progression, on endurance adaptations. Methods: Sixty-three cyclists (peak oxygen uptake (V[spacing dot above]O2peak) 61.3 +/- 5.8 mL[middle dot]kg-1[middle dot]min-1) were randomized to three training groups and instructed to follow a 12-wk training program consisting of 24 interval sessions, a high volume of low-intensity training, and laboratory testing. The increasing HIT group (n = 23) performed interval training as 4 x 16 min in weeks 1-4, 4 x 8 min in weeks 5-8, and 4 x 4 min in weeks 9-12. The decreasing HIT group (n = 20) performed interval sessions in the opposite mesocycle order as the increasing HIT group, and the mixed HIT group (n = 20) performed the interval prescriptions in a mixed distribution in all mesocycles. Interval sessions were prescribed as maximal session efforts and executed at mean values 4.7, 9.2, and 12.7 mmol[middle dot]L-1 blood lactate in 4 x 16-, 4 x 8-, and 4 x 4-min sessions, respectively (P < 0.001). Pre- and postintervention, cyclists were tested for mean power during a 40-min all-out trial, peak power output during incremental testing to exhaustion, V[spacing dot above]O2peak, and power at 4 mmol[middle dot]L-1 lactate. Results: All groups improved 5%-10% in mean power during a 40-min all-out trial, peak power output, and V[spacing dot above]O2peak postintervention (P < 0.05), but no adaptation differences emerged among the three training groups (P > 0.05). Further, an individual response analysis indicated similar likelihood of large, moderate, or nonresponses, respectively, in response to each training group (P > 0.05). Conclusions: This study suggests that organizing different interval sessions in a specific periodized mesocycle order or in a mixed distribution during a 12-wk training period has little or no effect on training adaptation when the overall training load is the same. (C) 2016 American College of Sports Medicine
