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Fatigability and Physiological Insights into Upright Standing Postural Control of Endurance Athletes Following Different High Intensity Interval Trainings

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Purpose

The primary aim of this study was to investigate the acute dose response of 4 different individualized high intensity interval training (HIIT) prescriptions on upright standing postural control. Further, due to the similarity between the factors contributing to the change in postural control and fatiguability, the secondary aim of this study was to evaluate the correlation between upright standing postural control and parameters of performance [electromyographic fatigue threshold (EMGFT)] and perceived fatiguability [rate of perceived exertion (RPE), motivation, muscle soreness] in endurance athletes.

Methods

For this purpose, a sample of 40 trained endurance athletes (age: 21.47 ± 2.61 years; height: 164.77 ± 7.3 cm; weight: 57.53 ± 6.3 kg; BMI: 21.18 ± 7.4 kg/m2) was recruited for the study and randomly allocated into 4 groups. After assessing the demographic, physiological [height, weight, heart rate, blood pressure, maximal oxygen consumption (VO2max), velocity at onset of blood lactate accumulation (vOBLA)] and fatigability parameters, different groups were assigned individualized HIIT sessions with varied recovery interval intensity and duration in between the pre- and post-postural control assessments.

Results

All HIIT protocols caused a significant increment in the postural sway in all four directions (front, back, left, and right) which was not significantly different from each other. A strong negative correlation between the change in postural control was reported with VO2max, EMGFT and a strong positive correlation with height, weight, body mass index, RPE, while the correlation coefficient revealed a moderate positive correlation with vOBLA.

Conclusion

This study concludes that all the four HIIT prescriptions have similar acute effect on the upright standing postural control and it is strongly correlated with fatiguability.

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Acknowledgements

The authors would like to acknowledge the Centre for Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation science, Jamia Millia Islamia for providing all the facilities in carrying out this work. This work was supported by the research grant under the Prime Minister Research Fellowship (PMRF) (Scheme code- 3268) given by the Ministry of Education, Government of India. The authors would also like to thank Elsevier Publishers for providing the permission for the reuse of images in this article.

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This work was supported by the research grant under the Prime Minister Research Fellowship (PMRF) (Scheme code- 3268) given by the Ministry of Education, Government of India. The funding agency had no role in the data analysis and interpretation, or the right to approve or disapprove publication of the finished manuscript.

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All authors (Ashi Saif, Zainab Khan, Adila Parveen) contributed to the study conception and design. Material preparation, data collection and analysis were performed by Ashi saif. The first draft of the manuscript was written by Ashi Saif and all authors (Ashi Saif, Zainab Khan, Adila Parveen) commented on previous versions of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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This investigation was approved by the Institutional Ethics Committee (Proposal Number: 1/9/348/JMI/IEC/2021) of the university, and this clinical trial is also registered prospectively (CTRI No.: CTRI/2021/09/036585). The research protocols were carried out in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki, 1964, and its later amendments.

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Saif, A., Khan, Z. & Parveen, A. Fatigability and Physiological Insights into Upright Standing Postural Control of Endurance Athletes Following Different High Intensity Interval Trainings. J. of SCI. IN SPORT AND EXERCISE (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42978-024-00284-x

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