Effects Of High Intensity Interval Training On Anaerobic Performance And Aerobic Power On Male Basketball Players

Introduction:Recently, several studies have examined whether high intensity interval training improve anaerobic and aerobic power. The objective of this study is comparing two models of high intensity interval training (HIIT) 100m running and 30s cycling on anaerobic peak power, anaerobic average power, anaerobic power drop, time to peak power and aerobic power.Methods:Fourteen male basketball players (age:22.4 ± 2.1 years, weight:74.5 ± 6.7kg and height:182 ± 7.3cm) participated in the study. Participants were healthy and active players of a collegiate varsity team, who were divided into two groups for research purposes:sprint running and cycling groups. After baseline metabolic, anthropometric, and fitness measurements, both groups performed HIIT three times a week for a period of six weeks. The training of the cycling group consisted of a total of 18 sessions of 4 to 8 repeats of 30-second sprint cycling at 95%of heart rate with 1-minute recovery between each repetition on an electromagnetically controlled cycle ergometer. The running group trained using the same frequency of workouts per week with 8-12 repetition, and applied 100m sprint runs for 12-15second bouts followed by 45s rest periods. Both before and after the six week long training anaerobic performance was tested by 30 second Wingate cycling ergometer test and aerobic power was tested by treadmill. Peak power, average power, time to peak, drop of power and aerobic power data were collected. The difference of each group between pre-and post-test was compared with students T-test and T-independents methods with a 0.05 significant level.Result:It is determined 30 seconds cycling at 95% heart rate shows significant difference on drop of anaerobic power, time to Peak and aerobic power but there is no change on peak power and average power. On other hand,100m running shows significant improvement on peak power, average power, time to peak and aerobic power but does not significantly effect on drop power.