Mechanical and metabolic responses during high-intensity training in elite 800-m runners

The purpose of this study was to describe the mechanical and metabolic responses of a typical high-intensity training session in high-level 800-m athletes. Nine male high- level 800-m athletes (personal best 1:43-1:56 min:ss) performed a typical high-intensity interval training session consisting in...

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Autores: Bachero Mena, Beatriz, González Badillo, Juan José
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/166724
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/166724
https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1273-8564
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Interval-training
Performance
Lactate
Countermovement jump
Middle- distance running
Descrição
Resumo:The purpose of this study was to describe the mechanical and metabolic responses of a typical high-intensity training session in high-level 800-m athletes. Nine male high- level 800-m athletes (personal best 1:43-1:56 min:ss) performed a typical high-intensity interval training session consisting in 5x200-m, with 4 min rest. Countermovement jump and blood lactate were measured at rest and after each running bout. Running times, ground contact times and stride length were also measured. Running times and lactate (p<0.01) progressively increased from the first to the last running bout. Jump height (p<0.01) and stride length (p<0.05) progressively decreased from the first running bout to the last. A significant negative relationship (p<0.001; r =-0.83) was found between the individual values of jumping height and blood lactate concentration; and a significant positive relationship (p<0.01; r=0.67) was observed between the time in 200-m and the contact times. In conclusion, the results demonstrated that the typical training session performed by 800-m athletes produced a high level of fatigue showed up by significant alterations on the mechanical and metabolic response. The impairments observed on the mechanical and metabolic parameters may indirectly reflect a state of energy deficit of the muscle contractile machinery and a reduction on the force-generating capacity.