Refuting the myth of non‐response to exercise training: ‘non‐responders’ do respond to higher dose of training

• Published in: The Journal of physiology Vol. 595; no. 11; pp. 3377 - 3387
• Main Authors: Montero, David, Lundby, Carsten
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.06.2017; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Subjects: Adaptation; Adult; Cardiorespiratory Fitness; Carrying capacity; Exercise; Fitness training programs; Hemoglobin; hemoglobin mass; Hemoglobins - metabolism; Humans; Integrative; Male; Muscle, Skeletal - metabolism; Muscle, Skeletal - physiology; non‐response; Oxygen Consumption; Physical activity; Physical fitness; Physical training; Research Paper; trainability; non-response; cardiorespiratory fitness; hemoglobin mass; trainability

Key points The prevalence of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) non‐response gradually declines in healthy individuals exercising 60, 120, 180, 240 or 300 min per week for 6 weeks. Following a successive identical 6‐week training period but comprising 120 min of additional exercise per week, CRF non‐re...