Applied sport sciences [neuro-physiology]……
“Moderate-intensity
continuous training and high-intensity interval training are associated
with different adjustments in motor output. Changes in motor unit
peripheral properties may contribute to these adjustments, but this is
yet to be elucidated. This study evaluated early changes in motor unit
conduction velocity and motor unit action potential amplitude after 2
weeks of either high-intensity interval training or moderate-intensity continuous training.”
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“….6 training sessions over 14 days.”
“Hhigh-intensity interval training: 8 to 12 × 60-second intervals at 100% peak power output.”
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“Moderate-intensity continuous training: 90 to 120 minutes continuous cycling at ~65% V˙O 2peak.”
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“The high-intensity interval training group showed higher values of
motor unit conduction velocity after training at all torque levels,
moderate-intensity continuous training only displayed changes in
moderate-intensity continuous training at low torque levels (10%–30%
MVC).”
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“2 weeks of high-intensity interval training or
moderate-intensity continuous training elicit differential changes in
motor unit conduction velocity, likely due to the contrasting load and
volume used in such training regimes. This new knowledge on the
neuromuscular adaptations to training has implications for exercise
prescription.”
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E.Martinez-Valdes, et al
Early Motor Unit Conduction Velocity Changes to High-Intensity Interval Training versus Continuous Training
Medicine & Science In Sports & Exercise — Volume 50 #11 — November 2018 — page 2339