Metabolic Cost of Bodyweight Training (BWT-UTH)

University of Thessaly

Status: Completed

Conditions: Physical Fitness; Resting Metabolic Rate; Energy Expenditure; Body Composition

Treatments: Behavioral: TR-45; Behavioral: TR-30

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05221203

BWT-UTH

Details and patient eligibility

About

In this study, the investigators will be able to estimate the metabolic cost of several foundational bodyweight training exercises.

Full description

Bodyweight training has become a popular cardiovascular training choice in fitness centers and athletic performance enhancement facilities. Despite widespread use and growing popularity, little is known about the metabolic demands of such a training method. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to quantify the cardiovascular and metabolic cost from various foundational bodyweight exercises in order to contribute to a better planning of exercise programs in the real world.

Ten healthy young adults were assigned to execute seven bodyweight exercises (acute bout) for 30 and 45 seconds. Anthropometric, metabolic, and performance measurements were conducted at baseline. The metabolic cost was estimated from heart rate, blood lactate, resting oxygen uptake, exercise oxygen uptake, and excess post-exercise oxygen consumption measurements using a portable gas analyzer.

Enrollment: 10 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 35 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Aged between 18 and 35 years
• Physically active individuals
• Free of chronic diseases
• Free of musculoskeletal injuries
• Nonsmokers

Exclusion criteria

• Musculoskeletal injuries
• Chronic diseases
• Use of alcohol, caffeine and any type of ergogenic supplements or medication before (≤6 months) and throughout the study.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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10 participants in 2 patient groups

Training

Experimental group

Description:

Participants in this arm will perform seven bodyweight training exercises (acute bout per exercise) at two different conditions (30 and 45 seconds).

Treatment:

Behavioral: TR-45

Behavioral: TR-30

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants in this arm will receive no intervention.