Can Popular High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) Models Lead to Impossible Training Sessions?
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. The Skiba Model
1.2. The Coggan Model
1.3. Practical and Theoretical Value of the Models
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Fictitious Athletes’ Profiles
2.2. Combinations of HIIT Parameters
2.3. Exhaustion, According to the Skiba Model
2.4. Exhaustion, According to the Coggan Model
3. Results
4. Discussion
4.1. Variations in the Percentage of Impossible Sessions
4.2. Limitations of the Skiba Model
4.3. Limitations of the Coggan Model
4.4. Applicability of the Models
4.5. Limitations
4.6. Future Perspective
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Profile | Endurance | Anaerobic Capacity (J/kg) | MAP (W/kg) | Critical Power (CP; W) | Anaerobic Reserve (W′; kJ) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time-Trialist | −8 | 1400 | 25 | 304 | 21.5 |
All-Rounder | −10 | 1600 | 25 | 293 | 27.1 |
Sprinter | −12 | 1800 | 23 | 259 | 32.3 |
Performance Duration | Sprinter (W) | All-Rounder (W) | Time-Trialist (W) |
---|---|---|---|
1 s | 1251 | 1115 | 978 |
15 s | 968 | 876 | 777 |
30 s | 782 | 719 | 647 |
45 s | 665 | 623 | 567 |
1 min | 589 | 561 | 516 |
2 min | 457 | 454 | 431 |
3 min | 411 | 419 | 403 |
4 min | 389 | 402 | 390 |
5 min | 375 | 391 | 382 |
10 min | 317 | 341 | 342 |
20 min | 276 | 307 | 315 |
30 min | 257 | 290 | 301 |
45 min | 239 | 274 | 289 |
60 min | 227 | 264 | 281 |
90 min | 211 | 249 | 269 |
2 h | 199 | 239 | 261 |
4 h | 172 | 214 | 241 |
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Briand, J.; Tremblay, J.; Thibault, G. Can Popular High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) Models Lead to Impossible Training Sessions? Sports 2022, 10, 10. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports10010010
Briand J, Tremblay J, Thibault G. Can Popular High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) Models Lead to Impossible Training Sessions? Sports. 2022; 10(1):10. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports10010010
Chicago/Turabian StyleBriand, Jérémy, Jonathan Tremblay, and Guy Thibault. 2022. "Can Popular High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) Models Lead to Impossible Training Sessions?" Sports 10, no. 1: 10. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports10010010