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PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSES TO ON-COURT VS RUNNING INTERVAL TRAINING IN COMPETITIVE TENNIS PLAYERS |
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Jaime Fernandez -Fernandez1,2  ,
David Sanz-Rivas2,3, Cristobal Sanchez-Muñoz2,4, Jose
Gonzalez de la Aleja Tellez2,5, Martin Buchheit6 and
Alberto Mendez-Villanueva6 |
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1Department of Training and Exercise Science, Faculty of Sports Science, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany, 2Tennis Performance Research Group, Madrid, Spain, 3Faculty of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences, University Camilo Jose Cela, Madrid, Spain, 4Faculty of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences, University of Granada, Spain, 5Policlinica MAPFRE, Spain, 6Physiology Unit, Sport Science Department, ASPIRE Academy for Sports Excellence, Doha, Qatar |
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© Journal of Sports Science and Medicine (2011) 10, 540 - 545 |
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| The aim of this study was to compare heart rate (HR), blood lactate
(LA) and rate of perceived exertion (RPE) responses to a tennis-specific
interval training (i.e., on-court) session with that of a matched-on-time
running interval training (i.e., off-court). Eight well-trained, male (n
= 4) and female (n = 4) tennis players (mean ± SD; age: 16.4 ± 1.8 years)
underwent an incremental test where peak treadmill speed, maximum HR (HRmax)
and maximum oxygen uptake (VO2max) were determined. The two interval
training protocols (i.e., off- court and on-court) consisted of 4 sets of
120 s of work, interspersed with 90 s rest. Percentage of HRmax (95.9 ±
2.4 vs. 96.1 ± 2.2%; p = 0.79), LA (6.9 ± 2.5 vs. 6.2 ± 2.4 mmol·L-1; p
= 0.14) and RPE (16.7 ± 2.1 vs. 16.3 ± 1.8; p = 0.50) responses were similar
for off-court and on-court, respectively. The two interval training protocols
used in the present study have equivalent physiological responses. Longitudinal
studies are still warranted but tennis-specific interval training sessions
could represent a time-efficient alternative to off-court (running) interval
training for the optimization of the specific cardiorespiratory fitness
in tennis players. Key words: Tennis; heart rate; blood lactate; rate of perceived exertion. |
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