The effect of intermittent sequential pneumatic compression on recovery between exercise bouts in well-trained triathletes.

Authors

  • Shannon O'Donnell University of Waikato
  • Matthew W Driller University of Waikato

Keywords:

Recovery boots, fatigue, running, cycling, performance

Abstract

To evaluate the effectiveness of one method of intermittent sequential pneumatic compression (ISPC) on the recovery between exercise bouts in well-trained triathletes. Ten well-trained male triathletes (mean ± SD; age = 29 ± 9 y, mass = 72kg ± 11kg) completed a familiarization trial and two experimental trials in a randomized, cross-over design. Participants performed a 40-minute high-intensity interval session on a cycle ergometer, followed by a 30- minute recovery period where participants completed either passive recovery (CON) or ISPC recovery. Following the recovery period, participants performed a 5km run time-trial on a treadmill (5kmTT). Blood lactate concentration, 5kmTT time and total quality recovery (TQR) were used to examine the effect of ISPC compared to CON. The 5kmTT resulted in a non-significant difference (P = 0.31, ES = 0.07) between groups of 8.2 ± 23.7 seconds in favour of the ISPC trial (ISPC; 1189.7 ± 94.9 and CON; 1197.9 ± 101.9). There were no significant differences between trials for blood lactate concentrations or TQR. The current study reports that ISPC was not effective in improving recovery between a cycling and running bout in well-trained triathletes.

 

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Author Biography

Shannon O'Donnell, University of Waikato

PhD Student

Sport and Leisure Department

Published

2015-12-31

How to Cite

O’Donnell, S., & Driller, M. W. (2015). The effect of intermittent sequential pneumatic compression on recovery between exercise bouts in well-trained triathletes. Journal of Science and Cycling, 4(3), 19-23. Retrieved from https://jsc-journal.com/index.php/JSC/article/view/185

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