The effects of 8 weeks of sprint interval training on repeated sprinting and specialized ability in college volleyball players

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 20; no. 7; p. e0327561
• Main Authors: Wei, Chao, An, Jing, Zhou, Lin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 16.07.2025; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Aerobic capacity; Analysis; Athletes; Athletic ability; Athletic Performance - physiology; Biology and Life Sciences; College athletes; Exercise; High-Intensity Interval Training - methods; Humans; Influence; Interval training; Intervention; Jumping; Male; Medicine and Health Sciences; Oxygen Consumption - physiology; Physical fitness; Physiology; Players; Running - physiology; Social Sciences; Sprinting; Training; Universities; Volleyball; Volleyball - physiology; Young Adult; China

This study aimed to investigate the effects of 8 weeks of sprint interval training (SIT) on repeated sprinting ability and specialized performance in collegiate volleyball players. Twenty-eight male collegiate volleyball players were randomly assigned to sprint interval training (SIT, n = 14) or hig...