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Faster oxygen uptake kinetics during recovery is related to better repeated sprinting ability

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This study was designed to test the hypothesis that subjects having faster oxygen uptake (VO2) kinetics during off-transients to exercises of severe intensity would obtain the smallest decrement score during a repeated sprint test. Twelve male soccer players completed a graded test, two severe-intensity exercises, followed by 6 min of passive recovery, and a repeated sprint test, consisting of seven 30-m sprints alternating with 20 s of active recovery. The relative decrease in score during the repeated sprint test was positively correlated with time constants of the primary phase for the VO2 off-kinetics (r = 0.85; p < 0.001) and negatively correlated with the VO2 peak (r = −0.83; p < 0.001). These results strengthen the link found between VO2 kinetics and the ability to maintain sprint performance during repeated sprints.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge the administration of the Stade Régional Couvert de Liévin where the tests were performed, Audit-Sport for equipment support and Samantha Fawkner who helped us to model VO2 kinetics.

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  1. Laboratory of Human Movement Studies, EA 3608, Artois and Lille 2 Universities, 9 Rue de l’Université, 59790, Ronchin, France

    Gregory Dupont, Fabrice Prieur & Serge Berthoin

  2. Sport Science Department, Fury Lab, Townsville, QLD, Australia

    Alan McCall

  3. ISSEP, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

    Grégoire P. Millet

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Dupont, G., McCall, A., Prieur, F. et al. Faster oxygen uptake kinetics during recovery is related to better repeated sprinting ability. Eur J Appl Physiol 110, 627–634 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-010-1494-7

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