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Time Course of Recovery after Cycling Repeated Sprints

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MILIONI, FABIO, AZEVEDO, RAFAEL A., ZAGATTO, ALESSANDRO M., MILLET, GUILLAUME Y.·2021·Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
DOI 10.1249/mss.0000000000002482
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Purpose: The present study investigated the recovery of performance and neuromuscular fatigue after cycling repeated sprints. Methods: Ten participants performed two sessions of repeated sprints (one session: 10 × 10-s sprints, 30-s recovery) separated by 24 h (R24-S1 and R24-S2) and two sessions separated by 48 h (R48-S1 and R48-S2). The recovery condition (i.e., 24 or 48 h) was randomized and separated by 1 wk. All sessions were performed on a recumbent bike, allowing minimal delay between sprints termination and neuromuscular measurements. Neuromuscular function of knee extensors (neuromuscular assessment [NMA]) was assessed before sessions (presession), after the fifth sprint (midsession), and immediately after (postsession). Before sessions, baseline NMA was also carried out on an isometric chair. The NMA (bike and chair) was composed of maximal voluntary contraction (MVC) of knee extension and peripheral neuromuscular stimulation during the MVC and on relaxed muscle. Results: The sprints performance was not significantly different between sessions and did not presented significant interaction between recovery conditions. MVC was significantly lower at R24-S2 compared with R24-S1 (−6.5% ± 8.8%, P = 0.038) and R48-S2 (−5.6% ± 8.2%, P = 0.048), whereas resting potentiated high-frequency doublet (Db100) was lower at R24-S2 compared with R24-S1 (−10.4 ± 8.3, P = 0.01) (NMA on chair). There were significant reductions in MVC (>30%, P < 0.001) and Db100 (>38%, P < 0.001) from pre- to postsession in all sessions, without significant interactions between recovery conditions (NMA on bike). Conclusion: Cycling repeated sprints induce significant fatigue, particularly at the peripheral level, which is fully restored after 48 h, but not 24 h, of recovery. One versus two days of recovery does not affect neuromuscular fatigue appearance during cycling repeated-sprint sessions.

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Authors
MILIONI, F., AZEVEDO, R. A., ZAGATTO, A. M., & MILLET, G. Y.
Affiliations
  • Human Performance Laboratory, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, CANADA
  • Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) (BR)
  • Institut Universitaire de France (FR)
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Venue
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
Publisher
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Published
2020-08-07
Volume
53
Issue
2
Pages
413-420
ISSN
  • 0195-9131 (ISSN-L)
  • 1530-0315
DOI
10.1249/mss.0000000000002482
OpenAlex
W3047926057
Cited by
11
References
39
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 2 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 1
FWCI
0.75
Type
journal article
Language
en
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other-oa
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  • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Orthopedics and Sports Medicine › Sports Performance and Training
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Complementary and alternative medicine › Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Muscle activation and electromyography studies
Keywords
repeated sprint performance, recovery time, neuromuscular fatigue, peripheral fatigue, knee extensors, maximal voluntary contraction, neuromuscular function, cycling, recovery interval
MeSH terms
Adult, Bicycling, Electromyography, Exercise Test, Humans, Male, Time Factors, Muscle Fatigue, Recovery of Function, Young Adult

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