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Effect of age and combined sprint and strength training on plasma catecholamine responses to a Wingate-test

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this research is to study the effects of aging and combined training (sprint and strength) on catecholamine responses [adrenaline (A) and noradrenaline (NA)].

Methods

Thirty-two male subjects voluntarily participated in this study. They were randomly divided into four groups: A young trained group (age 21.4 ± 1.2 years, YT, n = 8), a young control group (age 21.9 ± 1.9 years, YC, n = 8), a middle-aged trained group (age 40.8 ± 2.8 years, AT, n = 8) and a middle-aged control group (age 40.4 ± 2.0 years, AC, n = 8). YT and AT participated in a high intensity sprint and strength training program (HISST) for 13 weeks. All the participants realized the Wingate-test before (P1) and after (P2) HISST. Plasma A and NA concentrations were determined at rest (A 0, NA0) and at the end of exercise (A max, NAmax).

Results

At P1, a significant difference (p < 0.05) in terms of age was observed for NA0 and A 0 between YT and AT and between control groups YC and AC. This age effect disappeared after training when compared YT and AT. After HISST, A max increased significantly (p < 0.05) in YT and AT (from 3.08 ± 0.17 to 3.23 ± 0.34 nmol l−1 in YT and from 3.23 ± 0.52 to 4.59 ± 0.10 nmol l−1 in AT). However, NAmax increased significantly (p < 0.05) in AT only (from 3.34 ± 0.31 to 3.75 ± 0.60 nmol l−1). A max was highly increased in AT compared to YT (4.59 ± 0.10 vs. 3.23 ± 0.34 nmol l−1), respectively.

Conclusion

The combined training (sprint and strength) appeared to reduce the age effect of the catecholamine response both at rest and in response to exercise.

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Abbreviations

A:

Adrenaline

AC:

Aged control

A max :

Adrenaline concentration at the end of Wingate-test

A max/NAmax :

Catecholamine ratio at the end of Wingate-test

A 0 :

Adrenaline concentration at rest

A 0/NA0 :

Catecholamine ratio at rest

A w :

Adrenaline concentration after warm-up

A 10 :

Adrenaline concentration at 10 min of recovery

AT:

Aged training

DIA:

Disappearance of adrenaline

DINA:

Disappearance of noradrenaline

D1:

Day 1

D2:

Day 2

D3:

Day 3

FFM:

Fat free mass

HISST:

High intensity sprint and strength training

HPLC:

High-performance liquid chromatography

HR:

Heart rate

[La]:

Lactate concentration

[La]peak :

Maximal lactate concentration

NA:

Noradrenaline

NA0 :

Noradrenaline concentration at rest

NAw :

Noradrenaline concentration after warm-up

NAmax :

Noradrenaline concentration at the end of Wingate-test

NA10 :

Noradrenaline concentration at 10 min of recovery

P1:

Before training

P2:

After training

VO2max :

Maximal oxygen consumption

WT:

Wingate-test

W peak (W):

Maximal power in absolute value

W peak (W kg−1):

Maximal power related to body mass

W peak (W kg FFM−1):

Maximal power related to FFM

W mean :

Mean power in absolute value

W mean (W kg−1):

Mean power related to body mass

W mean (W kg FFM−1):

Mean power related to FFM

YT:

Young training

YC:

Young control

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  1. Movement, Sport, Health and Sciences laboratory (M2S). UFR-APS, University of Rennes 2/ENS-Rennes, Avenue Charles Tillon, CS 24414, 35044, Rennes Cedex, France

    Maha Sellami, Wiem Kebsi, Sophie Lemoine-Morel & Hassane Zouhal

  2. Institut Supérieur du Sport et de l’Education Physique de Tunis, Ksar Saîd, University of Manouba, Tunis, Tunisia

    Abderraouf Ben Abderrahman

  3. Tunisian Research Laboratory “Sport Performance Optimisation”, National Center of Medicine and Science in Sports (CNMSSTunisia), Tunis, Tunisia

    Abderraouf Ben Abderrahman

  4. Sports Performance Laboratory, Medical Center Sports Medicine Program, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA

    Gretchen A. Casazza

  5. The Laboratory of Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Metabolic, and Hormonal Adaptations to Muscle Exercise, Faculty of Medicine Ibn El Jazzar, University of Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia

    Lotfi Bouguerra

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Sellami, M., Abderrahman, A.B., Casazza, G.A. et al. Effect of age and combined sprint and strength training on plasma catecholamine responses to a Wingate-test. Eur J Appl Physiol 114, 969–982 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-014-2828-7

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