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Metabolic adaptation
Low volume sprint-interval training (SIT) induces skeletal muscle metabolic adaptations comparable to high volume endurance training (ET) after 6 weeks.
Practitioners can recommend SIT as an effective alternative to traditional endurance training for metabolic benefits.
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Given the large difference in training volume, these data demonstrate that SIT is a time efficient strategy to induce skeletal muscle metabolic adaptations during exercise that are comparable to ET in young men and women.
Why this rating
The study design involves a controlled comparison of two training methods.
Source
Sprint versus endurance training: Metabolic adaptations in working human skeletal muscle
Kirsten A. Burgomaster et al. · The FASEB Journal · 2007
DOI 10.1096/fasebj.21.5.a575-b
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