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. 2019 Jun 4;5(1):21.
doi: 10.1186/s40798-019-0195-y.

The Effect of a Resistance Training Session on Physiological and Thermoregulatory Measures of Sub-maximal Running Performance in the Heat in Heat-Acclimatized Men

Kenji Doma  1 , Anthony Nicholls  2 , Daniel Gahreman  3 , Felipe Damas  4 , Cleiton Augusto Libardi  4 , Wade Sinclair  2
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The Effect of a Resistance Training Session on Physiological and Thermoregulatory Measures of Sub-maximal Running Performance in the Heat in Heat-Acclimatized Men

Kenji Doma et al. Sports Med Open. .

Abstract

Background: The current study examined the acute effects of a lower body resistance training (RT) session on physiological and thermoregulatory measures during a sub-maximal running protocol in the heat in heat-acclimatized men. Ten resistance-untrained men (age 27.4 ± 4.1 years; height 1.78 ± 0.06 m; body mass 76.8 ± 9.9 kg; peak oxygen uptake 48.2 ± 7.0 mL kg-1 min-1) undertook a high-intensity RT session at six-repetition maximum. Indirect muscle damage markers (i.e., creatine kinase [CK], delayed-onset muscle soreness [DOMS], and countermovement jump [CMJ]) were collected prior to, immediately post and 24 and 48 h after the RT session. The sub-maximal running protocol was performed at 70% of the ventilatory threshold, which was conducted prior to and 24 and 48 h following the RT session to obtain physiological and thermoregulatory measures.

Results: The RT session exhibited significant increases in DOMS (p < 0.05; effect size [ES]: 1.41-10.53), whilst reduced CMJ (p < 0.05; ES: - 0.79-1.41) for 48 h post-exercise. There were no differences in CK (p > 0.05), although increased with moderate to large ES (0.71-1.12) for 48 h post-exercise. The physiological cost of running was increased for up to 48 h post-exercise (p < 0.05) with moderate to large ES (0.50-0.84), although no differences were shown in thermoregulatory measures (p > 0.05) with small ES (0.33).

Conclusion: These results demonstrate that a RT session impairs sub-maximal running performance for several days post-exercise, although thermoregulatory measures are unperturbed despite elevated muscle damage indicators in heat-acclimatized, resistance untrained men. Accordingly, whilst a RT session may not increase susceptibility to heat-related injuries in heat-acclimatized men during sub-maximal running in the heat, endurance sessions should be undertaken with caution for at least 48 h post-exercise following the initial RT session in resistance untrained men.

Keywords: Core temperature; Creatine kinase; Delayed-onset of muscle soreness; Running economy; Strength training.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors, Kenji Doma, Anthony Nicholls, Daniel Gahreman, Felipe Damas, Cleiton Augusto Libardi, and Wade Sinclair, declare that they have no competing interests.

Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
The schematic of the research design including the 6 repetition maximum (6RM) test, maximal oxygen consumption (VO2max) test, running economy (RE) test at baseline (TBase), resistance training (RT), countermovement jump (CMJ), creatine kinase (CK), delayed onset of muscle soreness (DOMS) and body mass (BM)
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
Mean ± standard deviation of the indirect muscle damage markers at baseline (Tbase), immediately following (T1) and 24 (T24) and 48 (T48) hours following the resistance training bout for countermovement jump (a), creatine kinase (b) and muscle soreness (c) measures. * Significantly different from Tbase (p < 0.05); † significantly different from T1 (p < 0.05)
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