The Role of High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) in Neuromuscular Adaptations: Implications for Strength and Power Development—A Review DOI Creative Commons
Chi-Hsiang Hung, Chun-Hsien Su, Dong Wang

et al.

Life, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(4), P. 657 - 657

Published: April 16, 2025

High-intensity Interval Training (HIIT) is increasingly recognized for enhancing neuromuscular function, strength, power, and overall athletic performance. This review systematically examined peer-reviewed studies published between 2000 2025, focusing on HIIT’s impact motor unit recruitment, muscle fiber composition, efficiency, maximal rate of force development (RFD), hypertrophy, power output. Findings indicate that HIIT significantly improves activation by increasing recruitment synchronization, particularly in fast-twitch fibers essential explosive movements. also promotes shifts toward Type II hybrid IIa fibers, strength endurance. However, despite its effectiveness boosting RFD less efficient than traditional resistance training maximizing absolute hypertrophy due to insufficient progressive overload. Integrating resistance-based plyometric-based protocols emerged as an effective strategy enhance concurrently. Effective periodization recovery strategies, including active targeted nutrition, help mitigate fatigue optimize adaptations. Notable research gaps include the long-term impacts function efficacy individualized based specific athlete characteristics. Future should focus refining different sports, exploring synergy with training, assessing adaptations sustain gains. presents a valuable, time-efficient complement conventional methods improving efficiency.

Language: Английский

Meta-analyses of the effects of high-intensity interval training in elite athletes—part I: mean effects on various performance measures DOI Creative Commons
Hans‐Peter Wiesinger, Thomas Stöggl, Nils Haller

et al.

Frontiers in Physiology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15

Published: Jan. 3, 2025

Meta-analysts have found that high-intensity interval training (HIIT) improves physical performance, but limited evidence exists regarding its effects on highly trained athletes, measures beyond maximum oxygen uptake ( V˙ O2max), and the moderating of different types HIIT. In this study, we present meta-analyses HIIT focusing these deficits. The 6 other moderators were derived from 34 studies involving endurance elite athletes in percent units via log-transformation separate meta-regression mixed models for sprint, time-trial, aerobic/anaerobic threshold, peak speed/power, repeated-sprint ability, O2max, exercise economy. level effect magnitudes was evaluated based uncertainty smallest important change 1%. Compared with control training, showed good to excellent substantial enhancement most some athlete subgroups practically study settings defined by (maximum 12.6%, female after weeks aerobic traditional long intervals). assessment indicated greater as follows: more O2max (+2.6%); added conventional (+1.1-2.3%); during competition phase (+4.3%); tests longer duration sprint (+5.5%) time trial (+4.9%). sex type unclear moderators. heterogeneity within a given setting varied small moderate (standard deviations 1.1%-2.3%) reduced benefit settings. Although can be confident beneficial related further research is needed. There mean economy modifying sex, intervention, measures. https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/display_record.php?RecordID=236384.

Language: Английский

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The Role of High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) in Neuromuscular Adaptations: Implications for Strength and Power Development—A Review DOI Creative Commons
Chi-Hsiang Hung, Chun-Hsien Su, Dong Wang

et al.

Life, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(4), P. 657 - 657

Published: April 16, 2025

High-intensity Interval Training (HIIT) is increasingly recognized for enhancing neuromuscular function, strength, power, and overall athletic performance. This review systematically examined peer-reviewed studies published between 2000 2025, focusing on HIIT’s impact motor unit recruitment, muscle fiber composition, efficiency, maximal rate of force development (RFD), hypertrophy, power output. Findings indicate that HIIT significantly improves activation by increasing recruitment synchronization, particularly in fast-twitch fibers essential explosive movements. also promotes shifts toward Type II hybrid IIa fibers, strength endurance. However, despite its effectiveness boosting RFD less efficient than traditional resistance training maximizing absolute hypertrophy due to insufficient progressive overload. Integrating resistance-based plyometric-based protocols emerged as an effective strategy enhance concurrently. Effective periodization recovery strategies, including active targeted nutrition, help mitigate fatigue optimize adaptations. Notable research gaps include the long-term impacts function efficacy individualized based specific athlete characteristics. Future should focus refining different sports, exploring synergy with training, assessing adaptations sustain gains. presents a valuable, time-efficient complement conventional methods improving efficiency.

Language: Английский

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