The Effect of Eight-Week Sprint Interval Training on Aerobic Performance of Elite Badminton Players

Haochong Liu, Bo Leng, Qian Li, Ye Liu, Dapeng Bao and Yixiong Cui
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Haochong Liu: China Institute of Sport and Health Science, Beijing Sport University, Beijing 100084, China
Bo Leng: Sports Coaching College, Beijing Sport University, Beijing 100084, China
Qian Li: Sports Coaching College, Beijing Sport University, Beijing 100084, China
Ye Liu: China Institute of Sport and Health Science, Beijing Sport University, Beijing 100084, China
Dapeng Bao: China Institute of Sport and Health Science, Beijing Sport University, Beijing 100084, China
Yixiong Cui: AI Sports Engineering Lab, School of Sports Engineering, Beijing Sport University, Beijing 100084, China

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 2, 1-11

Abstract: This study was aimed to: (1) investigate the effects of physiological functions of sprint interval training (SIT) on the aerobic capacity of elite badminton players; and (2) explore the potential mechanisms of oxygen uptake, transport and recovery within the process. Thirty-two elite badminton players volunteered to participate and were randomly divided into experimental (Male-SIT and Female-SIT group) and control groups (Male-CON and Female-CON) within each gender. During a total of eight weeks, SIT group performed three times of SIT training per week, including two power bike trainings and one multi-ball training, while the CON group undertook two Fartlek runs and one regular multi-ball training. The distance of YO-YO IR2 test (which evaluates player’s ability to recover between high intensity intermittent exercises) for Male-SIT and Female-SIT groups increased from 1083.0 ± 205.8 m to 1217.5 ± 190.5 m, and from 725 ± 132.9 m to 840 ± 126.5 m ( p < 0.05), respectively, which were significantly higher than both CON groups ( p < 0.05). For the Male-SIT group, the ventilatory anaerobic threshold and ventilatory anaerobic threshold in percentage of VO 2 max significantly increased from 3088.4 ± 450.9 mL/min to 3665.3 ± 263.5 mL/min ( p < 0.05),and from 74 ± 10% to 85 ± 3% ( p < 0.05) after the intervention, and the increases were significantly higher than the Male-CON group ( p < 0.05); for the Female-SIT group, the ventilatory anaerobic threshold and ventilatory anaerobic threshold in percentage of VO 2 max were significantly elevated from 1940.1 ± 112.8 mL/min to 2176.9 ± 78.6 mL/min, and from 75 ± 4% to 82 ± 4% ( p < 0.05) after the intervention, which also were significantly higher than those of the Female-CON group ( p < 0.05). Finally, the lactate clearance rate was raised from 13 ± 3% to 21 ± 4% ( p < 0.05) and from 21 ± 5% to 27 ± 4% for both Male-SIT and Female-SIT groups when compared to the pre-test, and this increase was significantly higher than the control groups ( p < 0.05). As a training method, SIT could substantially improve maximum aerobic capacity and aerobic recovery ability by improving the oxygen uptake and delivery, thus enhancing their rapid repeated sprinting ability.

Keywords: interval training; badminton; aerobic; repeated sprint; testing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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