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Effect of high-intensity interval training on the profile of muscle deoxygenation heterogeneity during incremental exercise

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This study examines the effect of high-intensity interval training (HIT) on the spatial distribution of muscle deoxygenation during incremental exercise. Young untrained male adults (n = 11) performed an incremental bicycle exercise before and after a running HIT of 6 weeks. Muscle deoxygenation (HHb) and blood volume (Hbtot) were monitored continuously by near-infrared spectroscopy at eight sites in the vastus lateralis. The rise in HHb during incremental exercise was significantly higher after training, in comparison with before training (P = 0.020), whereas the rise in Hbtot was not affected by training. The standard deviation of HHb and the relative dispersion of HHb at the eight sites were not significantly different irrespective of the intensity of exercise between pre- and post-training. After training, the standard deviation of HHb was greater at 60, 70, and 80 % of \( \dot{V}{\text{O}}_{ 2} { \max } \) than at rest. Finally, training significantly increased the standard deviation of Hbtot (P = 0.036). These results indicate that HIT changes the muscle deoxygenation profile during incremental exercise, suggesting an improvement in the O2 extraction with training. HIT did not reduce the spatial heterogeneity of muscle deoxygenation and blood volume during incremental exercise. This indicates that the intra-muscular distribution of the VO2/O2 delivery ratio was not improved by 6 weeks HIT.

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The authors thank Renaud Legrand and Alexandre Marles for their assistance for the experimentation. The technical support of Stefano Lazzary was also greatly appreciated. This study was supported by the Medical Sports Center of Lievin.

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  1. Laboratoire CIAMS, Equipe RIME, EA 4532, Université Paris Sud, Université d’Orléans, Orléans, France

    Fabrice Prieur

  2. Univ Lille Nord de France, 59000, Lille, France

    Patrick Mucci

  3. UDSL, EA4488, 59000, Ronchin, France

    Patrick Mucci

  4. UFR STAPS, 2 Allée du Château, BP 6237, 45062, Orléans Cedex 2, France

    Fabrice Prieur

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Prieur, F., Mucci, P. Effect of high-intensity interval training on the profile of muscle deoxygenation heterogeneity during incremental exercise. Eur J Appl Physiol 113, 249–257 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-012-2430-9

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