Five weeks of sprint and high-intensity interval training improves paddling performance in adolescent surfers
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Title
Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research
Publisher
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins / Wolters Kluwer
Place of Publication
United States
School
School of Medical and Health Sciences
RAS ID
22243
Abstract
Farley, ORL, Secomb, JL, Parsonage, JR, Lundgren, LE, Abbiss, CR, and Sheppard, JM. Five weeks of sprint and high-intensity interval training improves paddling performance in adolescent surfers. J Strength Cond Res 30(9): 2446-2452, 2016 - The purpose of our study was to examine the effects of sprint interval training (SIT; 10 seconds) and high-intensity interval training (HIT; 30 seconds) on surfing athletes paddling performance (400-m time trial and repeat-sprint paddle performance). Twenty-four competitive adolescent surfers (19 male, 5 female; age 14.4 ± 1.3 years, mass: 50.1 ± 10.7 kg, and stature: 159.9 ± 10.3 cm) were assigned to perform either 5 weeks of SIT and HIT. Participants completed a repeated-sprint paddle ability test (RSPT, 15-m surfboard sprint paddle initiated every 40 seconds × 10 bouts) and 400-m endurance surfboard paddle time trial before and after training. High-intensity interval training decreased the total time to complete the 400 m by 15.8 ± 16.1 seconds (p 0.03), and SIT decreased the total time to complete the RSPT by 6.5 ± 4.3 seconds (p 0.02). Fatigue index during the RSPT (first - slowest effort) was lower after HIT and SIT (p ≤ 0.001 and p 0.02, respectively). There were no significant differences in performance changes in the 400 m (total time) and RSPT (total time, fastest 15 m time, and peak velocity) between HIT and SIT. Our study indicates that HIT and SIT may be implemented to the training program of surfers to improve aerobic and repeat-sprint paddle ability, both of which are identified as key aspects of the sport. In addition, these findings indicate that 400-m paddle and RSPT can discriminate between aerobic and anaerobic training adaptations, with aerobic gains likely from HIT and anaerobic gains from SIT
DOI
10.1519/JSC.0000000000001364
Access Rights
free_to_read
Comments
Farley, O. R. L., Secomb, J. L., Parsonage, J. R., Lundgren, L. E., Abbiss, C. R., & Sheppard, J. M. (2016). Five weeks of sprint and high-intensity interval training improves paddling performance in adolescent surfers. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 30(9), 2446-2452. Available here.