{"id":2703,"date":"2008-08-01T15:55:50","date_gmt":"2008-08-01T13:55:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mapeisport.it\/attivita-scientifica\/sprint-vs-interval-training-in-football\/"},"modified":"2023-03-16T08:54:11","modified_gmt":"2023-03-16T07:54:11","slug":"sprint-vs-interval-training-in-football","status":"publish","type":"attivita-scientifica","link":"https:\/\/www.mapeisport.it\/en\/attivita-scientifica\/sprint-vs-interval-training-in-football\/","title":{"rendered":"Sprint vs. interval training in football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ferrari Bravo D<sup>1<\/sup>, Impellizzeri FM<sup>2<\/sup>, Rampinini E<sup>1<\/sup>, Castagna C<sup>3<\/sup>, Bishop D<sup>4<\/sup>, Wisloff U<sup>5<\/sup><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">1, Human Performance Laboratory, MAPEI Sport Research Center, Castellanza, Italy;2, Neuromuscular Research Laboratory, Schulthess Clinic, Zurich, Switzerland;3, School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy;4, Team Sport Research Group, Facolt\u00e0 di Scienze Motorie, Universit\u00e0 di Verona, Verona, Italy;5, Circulation and Medical Imaging, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Trondheim, Norway<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The aim of this study was to compare the effects of high-intensity aerobic interval and repeated-sprint ability (RSA) training on aerobic and anaerobic physiological variables in male football players. Forty-two participants were randomly assigned to either the interval training group (ITG, 4 x 4 min running at 90 &#8211; 95 % of HR<sub>max<\/sub>; n = 21) or repeated-sprint training group (RSG, 3 x 6 maximal shuttle sprints of 40 m; n = 21). The following outcomes were measured at baseline and after 7 weeks of training: maximum oxygen uptake, respiratory compensation point, football-specific endurance (Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Test, YYIRT), 10-m sprint time, jump height and power, and RSA. Significant group x time interaction was found for YYIRT (p = 0.003) with RSG showing greater improvement (from 1917 +\/- 439 to 2455 +\/- 488 m) than ITG (from 1846 +\/- 329 to 2077 +\/- 300 m). Similarly, a significant interaction was found in RSA mean time (p = 0.006) with only the RSG group showing an improvement after training (from 7.53 +\/- 0.21 to 7.37 +\/- 0.17 s). No other group x time interactions were found. Significant pre-post changes were found for absolute and relative maximum oxygen uptake and respiratory compensation point (p &lt; 0.05). These findings suggest that the RSA training protocol used in this study can be an effective training strategy for inducing aerobic and football-specific training adaptations.<\/p>\n<p>Int J Sports Med. 2008 Aug;29(8):668-74. 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