Repeat Sprint Ability
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SUMMARY SPRINT SPEED IS RELATED TO THE ABILITY TO DEPLETE LARGE AMOUNTS OF HIGH-ENERGY PHOSPHATES AT A FAST RATE. TO SPRINT REPEATEDLY, THE AEROBIC SYSTEM MUST RESYNTHESIZE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION, REMOVE ACCUMULATED INTRACELLULAR INORGANIC PHOSPHATE, AND OXIDIZE LACTATE DURING REST PERIODS. WHETHER THIS CAN BE APPRECIABLY IMPROVED VIA A HIGH V[Combining Dot Above]O2MAX REMAINS CONTROVERSIAL. HOWEVER, IT IS LIKELY IMPROVED VIA ANAEROBIC QUALITIES SUCH AS STRENGTH, POWER, AND SPEED, ALONG WITH THE ATHLETE'S VELOCITY AT ONSET OF BLOOD LACTATE ACCUMULATION. WHEN REPORTING REPEAT SPRINT ABILITY TEST RESULTS, TOTAL OR MEAN TIME SHOULD BE USED.
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Repeated Sprint Ability (RSA) is a key fitness component for success in team sports and is characterized by short, maximal-intensity sprints followed by brief recovery periods.
“Repeated Sprint Ability (RSA) is a key fitness component for success in team sports and is characterized by short, maximal-intensity sprints followed by brief recovery periods1–3.”
From Evaluating bioenergetic pathway contributions from single to multiple sprints (2024) · cites this paper as [3]
RSA-based exercises are highly efficient for many sports, as they engage all three energy pathways even in low-volume training sessions.
“More recent findings suggest that RSA-based exercises are highly efficient for many sports, as they engage all three energy pathways even in low-volume training sessions1,3,11,16.”
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- Authors
- Turner, A. N., & Stewart, P. F.
- Affiliations
- Middlesex University London (GB)
- Venue
- Strength & Conditioning Journal
- Published
- 2013-02
- Volume
- 35
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 37-41
- ISSN
- 1073-6840 (ISSN-L)
- 1524-1602
- OpenAlex
- W2131620890
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- 3.08
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
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- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Orthopedics and Sports Medicine › Sports Performance and Training
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Complementary and alternative medicine › Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Muscle metabolism and nutrition
- Keywords
- sprint speed, high-energy phosphates, phosphocreatine resynthesis, lactate oxidation, VO2max, anaerobic capacity, muscle strength and power, onset of blood lactate accumulation, test reporting
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