VO2max Trainability and High Intensity Interval Training in Humans: A Meta-Analysis

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 8; no. 9; p. e73182
• Main Authors: Bacon, Andrew P., Carter, Rickey E., Ogle, Eric A., Joyner, Michael J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 16.09.2013; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Anesthesiology; Endurance; Exercise; Exercise - physiology; Fatigue tests; Female; Fitness training programs; Heart rate; Heterogeneity; Humans; Hypotheses; Male; Medical ethics; Mens health; Meta-analysis; Metabolism; Musculoskeletal system; Oxygen consumption; Oxygen Consumption - physiology; Physical fitness; Physical training; Physiology; Statistical analysis; Studies; Training; Young Adult; United States > US; Minnesota

Endurance exercise training studies frequently show modest changes in VO2max with training and very limited responses in some subjects. By contrast, studies using interval training (IT) or combined IT and continuous training (CT) have reported mean increases in VO2max of up to ~1.0 L · min(-1). This...