Journal article
The Effects of Resistance Training on Sprint and Endurance Performance in Masters Athletes: A Narrative Review
Journal of Fitness Research, Vol.5(1), pp.5-13
2016
Abstract
Participation of masters athletes (>30 years) in sprint running (100-400 m) and sprint track cycling (200 m, teamsprint, 1-km) has increased significantly over recent decades. With aging, sprint and endurance performancegradually declines. The present review focuses upon the effects of resistance training on sprint and enduranceperformance and its physiological determinants in masters athletes. The available research demonstrates thatresistance training interventions in masters athletes lead to beneficial adaptations in both sprint and enduranceathletes. With inclusion of heavy strength training exercises in sprinters' training regimen, increases musclemass, size of fast fibres and rapid neural activation capacity along with improvements in maximal, explosive andsprint force production have been observed. In endurance athletes, strength training has been shown to lead toincreased maximal and explosive muscle strength levels. The actual event-specific performance changes aretypically smaller, but significant (p <0.05), with a 2-4% reduction in sprint running times and 3-6% improvementin endurance cycling and running economy. Taken together, these limited data suggest that resistance trainingprograms produce positive effects on physiological determinants of sprint and endurance performance that resultin enhanced sport performance capacity in masters athletes. Further research on these issues is needed todesign and deliver optimal training programs to aging athletes.
Details
- Title
- The Effects of Resistance Training on Sprint and Endurance Performance in Masters Athletes: A Narrative Review
- Authors
- Luke Delvecchio (Author) - Central Queensland UniversityMarko T Korhonen (Author) - University of Jyvaskyla, FinlandPeter Reaburn (Author) - Central Queensland University
- Publication details
- Journal of Fitness Research, Vol.5(1), pp.5-13
- Publisher
- Australian Institute of Fitness
- Date published
- 2016
- ISSN
- 2201-5655
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2016 Australian Institute of Fitness. Reproduced with permission of the publisher.
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99449654802621
- Output Type
- Journal article
Metrics
272 File views/ downloads
1041 Record Views