"Physiological Responses to a Battling Rope High Intensity Interval Tra" by Colin McAuslan

Date of Award

2013

Publication Type

Master Thesis

Degree Name

M.H.K.

Department

Kinesiology

Keywords

Biological sciences, Health and environmental sciences, Battling rope, High-intensity interval training, VO2 max

Supervisor

Kenji Kenno

Rights

info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess

Abstract

To investigate the aerobic/muscular endurance responses to a 4 week battling rope (BR) high intensity interval training (HIIT) protocol. 15 men/15 women (22±2yr) trained 3x/week, for 4 weeks. A 30 second maximal work interval (performing the exercise), alternating between the double-whip and alternating-whip exercises, separated by 60 seconds recovery for 10 work/rest rounds was used. Women used 40 foot, 1.5 inch, 20lb ropes and men used 50 foot, 1.5 inch, 25lb ropes. Following HIIT females increased VO2max (7.8%), average peak VO2 during HIIT(8.4%), pushups (36.4%), and situps (10.1%) and with no change in cadence or RPE. Males saw no change in VO2max and situps but increased pushups (11.1%), rope cadence (14%), and reduced RPE's (13.5%). Females and males were exercising at 80% of HRmax, had greater VO2's for double versus the alternating-whip exercises, and with peak blood lactate levels of 9.36 and 11.06mmol/L respectively. BR HIIT shows potential to improve aerobic/anaerobic parameters over 4 weeks and should include a progressive overload component.

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