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[RC] Interval Training Abstract - Ridecamp Guest

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INTERVAL TRAINING BENEFITS AEROBIC CAPACITY MORE THAN CONTINUOUS TRAINING

Thomas, T. R., Adeniran, S. B., & Etheridge, G. L. (1984). Effects of different 
running programs on VO2max, percent fat, and plasma lipids. Canadian Journal of 
Applied Sport Sciences, 9, 55-62.



Interval training and continuous running were compared for effects on 
physiological adaptations. Untrained men and women were randomly assigned to 
four groups: 1) running continuously at 75% HRmax for four miles; 2) running 
continuously at 75% HRmax for two miles; 3) eventually running eight one minute 
intervals at 90% HR max with three minute recovery intervals; and 4) no 
exercise control. Males (N = 24) and females (N = 35) completed the study. 
Training sessions were conducted three times per week for 12 weeks.

Only the interval training group improved significantly more than the control 
group in VO2max. The response to training was similar between genders, although 
values differed between them. There were no differences in percent body fat 
changes, triglycerides, cholesterol, and high density lipoproteins.

Implication. Interval training benefits aerobic capacity more than does 
continuous training.


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