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01-10-2016 | Original Article

The effect of high-intensity cycling training on postural sway during standing under rested and fatigued conditions in healthy young adults

Authors: Mathew W. Hill, Matthew F. Higgins, Michael J. Price

Published in: European Journal of Applied Physiology | Issue 10/2016

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to investigate whether high-intensity cycling training leads to adapted responses of balance performance in response to exercise-induced muscle fatigue.

Methods

Eighteen healthy adults were assigned to either 3-weeks (n = 8, age 20.1 ± 2.6 years, height 177 ± 5 cm, mass 73.6 ± 5.1 kg) or 6-weeks (n = 10, age 24.3 ± 5.8 years, height 179 ± 6 cm, mass 81.0 ± 15.8 kg) of high-intensity training (HIT) on a cycle ergometer. The centre of pressure (COP) displacement in the anteroposterior (COP_AP) direction and COP path length (COP_L) were measured before and after the first and final high-intensity training sessions.

Results

Pre-training, exercise-induced fatigue elicited an increase in COP_AP (3-weeks; p = 0.001, 6-weeks; p = 0.001) and COP_L (3-weeks; p = 0.002, 6-weeks; p = 0.001) returning to pre-exercise levels within 10-min of recovery. Following 3-weeks of training, significant increases in COP_AP (p = 0.001) and COP_L (p = 0.002) were observed post-fatigue, returning to pre-exercise levels after 15-min of recovery. After 6-weeks of training no significant increases in sway (COP_AP; p = 0.212, COP_L; p = 0.998) were observed following exercise-induced fatigue.

Conclusions

In summary, 3 weeks of HIT resulted in longer recovery times following fatigue compared to pre-training assessments. After 6 weeks of HIT, postural sway following fatigue was attenuated. These results indicate that HIT could be included in injury prevention programmes, however, caution should be taken during early stages of the overreaching process.

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Title: The effect of high-intensity cycling training on postural sway during standing under rested and fatigued conditions in healthy young adults
Authors: Mathew W. Hill
Matthew F. Higgins
Michael J. Price
Publication date: 01-10-2016
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: European Journal of Applied Physiology / Issue 10/2016
Print ISSN: 1439-6319
Electronic ISSN: 1439-6327
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-016-3448-1

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The effect of high-intensity cycling training on postural sway during standing under rested and fatigued conditions in healthy young adults

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Purpose

Methods

Results

Conclusions

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