Changes in performance of untrained men as a result of a period of recreational F training compared to R or inactive C
| Study | Activity, target group, gender | Age (years) | Training programme; Duration (weeks), intensity (%), frequency (per week), session duration (min) | Time to exhaustion, max work (s) | Counter-movement jump (%) | Sprint, 30 m (s) | Max leg strength (kg or %) | Yo-Yo IR1 (m) | Yo-Yo IE1/IE2 (m or %) | Postural balance, flamingo test (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Krustrup et al2 10 53 | F, UT, M | 29 | 12; 82%HRmax; 2.3; 60 | 102↑* | – | 0.11↑* | 11%↑*†‡ | – | 420↑*†‡ | – |
| R, UT, M | 31 | 12; 82%HRmax; 2.5; 60 | 101↑* | – | 0.01↓NS | 1%↓NS | – | 195↑* | – | |
| C, UT, M | 31 | No intervention | 25↑* | – | – | 2%↑NS | – | 21↑NS | – | |
| Randers et al8 41 | F, UT, M | 31 | 64; 82%HRmax; 1.3; 60 | 98↑* | 5%↑*† | 0.15↑* | – | – | 382↑* | 49%↑* |
| C, UT, M | 32 | No intervention | – | 0%↔NS | – | – | – | – | 27%↑NS | |
| Jakobsen et al55 | F, UT, M | 29 | 12; 82%HRmax; 2.3; 60 | – | 1%↓NS | – | 0%↔NS | – | – | 41%↑*† |
| R, UT, M | 31 | 12; 82%HRmax; 2.5; 60 | – | 1%↓NS | – | 2%↓NS | – | – | 38%↑*† | |
| C, UT, M | 31 | No intervention | – | 3%↓NS | – | 0%↔NS | – | – | 11%↑NS | |
| Andersen et al6 | F, UT, M | 68 | 16; 84%HRmax; 1.6; 45–60 | 53↑*† | NS | – | – | – | 43%↑*† | – |
| S, UT, M | 69 | 16; 8–20RM; 1.5; 45–60 | 43↓NS | NS | – | – | – | 8%↑NS | – | |
| C, UT, M | 67 | No intervention | 58↓NS | NS | – | – | – | 5%↓NS | – | |
| Krustrup et al15 | F, UT, Ma | 46 | 24; 85%HRmax; 1.7; 60 | 79↑NS | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| DAG, UT, Ma | 47 | DAG on CRF | 19↑NS | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Knoepfli-Lenzin et al22 | F, UT, Mmh | 37 | 12; 80%HRmax; 2.4; 60 | 0.9↑*†§ | – | – | – | – | 144↑* | – |
| R, UT, Mmh | 36 | 12; 79%HRmax; 2.5; 60 | 1.1↑*†§ | – | – | – | – | 168↑*† | – | |
| C, UT, Mmh | 38 | No intervention | 0.0↔NS§ | – | – | – | – | 50↑NS | – | |
| Schmidt et al17 | F, UT, Mt. | 51 | 24; 82%HRmax; 1.2; 60 | – | – | – | – | – | 377↑* | – |
| C, UT, Mt | 49 | No intervention | – | – | – | – | – | 52↑NS | – | |
| Helge et al46 | F, UT, Mh | 36 | 12; 82%HRmax; 2.2; 60 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 46%↑* |
| C, UT, Mh | 43 | No intervention | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3%↓NS | |
| Uth et al37 | F, UT, Mp | 67 | 12; 85%HRmax; 2–3; 45–60 | – | – | – | 8.9↑*† | – | – | – |
| C, UT, Mp | 67 | No intervention | – | – | – | 2.2↑NS | – | – | – | |
| Faude et al56 | F, UT, OCh | 11 | 12; 80%HRmax; 4.5; 60 | – | 15%↑* | – | – | – | – | – |
| SP, UT, OCh | 11 | 12; 77%HRmax; 4.5; 60 | – | 14%↑* | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Bendiksen et al54 | F+H, UT, Ch | 9 | 6; 76%HRmax; 2; 30 | – | – | – | – | 148↑*† | – | – |
| C, UT, Ch | 9 | Low-intensity activities | – | – | – | – | 106↓NS | – | – |
Changes are between pre and post training intervention (unless otherwise stated).
*Significant difference from 0 weeks.
†Significant group difference compared to control. ‡Significant group differences.
§Maximal velocity (km/h).
¶Yo-Yo IR1 children.
a, hypertensive participants; C, children; C, controls; CRF, cardiovascular risk factors; DAG, doctor's advice group; F, football; F+H, football+hockey; h, homeless participants; HRmax, maximal heart rate; M, men; mh, mildly hypertensive participants; NS, not significant; OC, overweight children; p, prostate cancer patients; R, running; S, strength training; SP, standard physical activity; t, type 2 diabetics; UT, untrained.