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Effects of Repeated-Sprint Training in Hypoxia on Tennis-Specific Performance in Well-Trained Players
Cyril Brechbuhl1,2, Franck Brocherie3, Gregoire P Millet2
1French Tennis Federation, National Tennis Center, 4 Place de la Porte Molitor, Paris, France.
Abstract:
This study examined the physiological, physical and technical responses to repeated-sprint training in normobaric hypoxia [RSH, inspired fraction of oxygen (FiO 2 ) 14.5%] vs. normoxia (RSN, FiO 2 20.9%). Within 12 days, eighteen well-trained tennis players (RSH, n=9 vs. RSN, n=9) completed five specific repeated-sprint sessions that consisted of four sets of 5 maximal shuttle-run sprints. Testing sessions included repeated-sprint ability and Test to Exhaustion Specific to Tennis (TEST). TEST's maximal duration to exhaustion and time to attain the 'onset of blood lactate accumulation' at 4 mMol.L -1 (OBLA) improvements were significantly higher in RSH compared to RSN. Change in time to attain OBLA was concomitant with observations similar in time to the second ventilatory threshold. Significant interaction (P=0.003) was found for ball accuracy with greater increase in RSH (+13.8%, P=0.013) vs. RSN (-4.6%, P=0.15). A correlation (r=0.59, P<0.001) was observed between change in ball accuracy and TEST's time to exhaustion. Greater improvement in some tennis-specific physical and technical parameters was observed after only 5 sessions of RSH vs. RSN in well-trained tennis players.
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