Effects of a 4-Week Respiratory Muscle Training Proposal for Semi-Professional Athletes
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https://doi.org/10.17398/1885-7019.21.91Keywords:
Muscle Inspiratory Pressure, Peak Inspiratory Flow, Aerobic training, Running performanceAbstract
Objective: This study evaluated the effect of a novel respiratory muscle training protocol on the running performance of semiprofessional endurance athletes. Methods: The sample consisted of 11 endurance athletes (aged 25.5 ± 5.7 years; BMI 22.6 ± 3.4 kg·m2), who performed a test of incremental respiratory endurance to design an inspiratory muscle training protocol. Using a spirometer, the following variables were calculated: Muscle Inspiratory Pressure, Peak Inspiratory Flow, and S-INDEX (cm H2O), which is understood as a stress index or the relationship between pressure and volume. The performance of a 12-minute running test was also evaluated with the assessment of heart rate. The training protocol consisted of 12 sessions with a frequency of 3 times per week for 4 weeks of (6 x 80% of Muscle Inspiratory Pressure). A t-student (p <0.05), the magnitude of change (Δ), and effect size were applied. Results: Improvements in the athletes' respiratory function were found in muscle inspiratory pressure (Effect Size 1.91; Δ= +44%), peak inspiratory flow (Effect Size 1.37; Δ= +22%), and S-INDEX (Effect size 1.37; Δ= +25%). The distance covered in the 12-minute test (Effect Size 0.11; Δ= +7%) also improved after the respiratory muscle training protocol. Conclusions: This novel proposal for respiratory muscle training produces improvements in respiratory muscle function and can be used as a competition strategy prior to a running event in semi-professional endurance athletes.
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