title: Effect of selected recovery conditions on performance of repeated bouts of intermittent cycling separated by 24 hours.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of active recovery (AR), massage (MR), and cold water immersion (CR) on performance of repeated bouts of high-intensity cycling separated by 24 hours. For each recovery condition, subjects were asked to take part in 2 intermittent cycling sessions; 18 minutes of varying work intervals performed in succession at a resistance of 80 g/kg body weight separated by 24 hours. One of four 15-minute recovery conditions immediately followed the first session and included: (a) AR, cycling at 30% Vo(2)max; (b) CR, immersion of legs in a 15 degrees C water bath; (c) MR, massage of the legs; and (d) control, seated rest. Only the control condition showed a significant decline in the total work completed between the first and second exercise sessions (108.1 +/- 5.4 kJ vs. 106.0 +/- 5.0 kJ, p < 0.05). Thus, AR, MR, and CR appeared to facilitate the recovery process between 2 high-intensity, intermittent exercise sessions separated by 24 hours.
authors.affiliation: School of Human Kinetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. klane@interchange.ubc.ca
authors.forename: Kirstin N
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Lane
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Wenger
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001642:Bicycling / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D006875:Hydrotherapy; D007101:Immersion; D008297:Male; D008405:Massage; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000502:physiology*; D010101:Oxygen Consumption / Q000502:physiology; D012146:Rest; D013997:Time Factors