Linear Running Periodization x Nonlinear

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Status: Completed

Conditions: Healthy

Treatments: Behavioral: Linear Periodization; Behavioral: Non Linear Periodization

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02498873

UNIVERSO-01

Details and patient eligibility

About

In a competitive scenario, trainers and coaches seek to improve the performance of their athletes organizing macrocycles (year), mesocycles (months), and microcycles (weeks) training aimed at a specific moment of a competition. The organization variables, mainly the intensity of exercise in a training routine can stimulate important physiological pathways and uphold superior gains to VO2max, leading to a peak aerobic performance. However, due to lack of evidence, and the difficulty of control on a large scale, the effects of the intensity organization over a mesocycle periodization are still poorly investigated.

Full description

The objective of this study is compare two intensity blocks organization a) linear progression intensity (LP) and b) randomized or not intensity linaer (NLP) over five months running training, and a crossover design between subjects, on gains in VO2max, peak velocity (Vpeak) and critical power (CP). Furthermore, the relationship between the gains obtained with the training and the amount of exercise will be established. In our case all dependent variables will increase after training, with no significant differences between the two strategies on dependent variables.

Enrollment: 35 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 45 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Minimum standards of physical activity proposed by the ACSM
• 18-45 years
• No metabolic or cardiovascular events
• No use ergogenic resources

Exclusion criteria

• Sedentary
• Diagnosis of cardiac, pulmonary or diabetes type I or II
• No injuries

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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35 participants in 2 patient groups

Linear Periodization

Active Comparator group

Description:

Linear Periodization Running (Crossover Design)

Treatment:

Behavioral: Non Linear Periodization

Non Linear Periodization

Active Comparator group

Description:

Non Linear Periodization Running (Crossover Design)

Treatment:

Behavioral: Linear Periodization