Adjunctive hiking bouts during 8 weeks regular sailing training improves cardiorespiratory and muscular responses during hiking emulation in highly trained sailors

• Published in: European journal of sport science 2024-07, Vol.24 (7), p.878-888
• Main Authors: Pan, Dandan, Sun, Kaiyang, Liu, Xiuxia
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adult; cardiorespiratory and muscular responses; Cardiorespiratory Fitness - physiology; Heart Rate - physiology; hiking; hiking bench training; Humans; Male; Muscle, Skeletal - physiology; Oxygen Consumption - physiology; Physical Conditioning, Human - methods; Physical Conditioning, Human - physiology; Quadriceps Muscle - physiology; sailors; Ships; Water Sports - physiology; Young Adult
• ISSN: 1746-1391; 1536-7290; 1536-7290
• DOI: 10.1002/ejsc.12118

To investigate the effects of 8‐week hiking bench training on cardiorespiratory and muscular responses of highly trained sailors during hiking emulation. Twenty‐four sailors were assigned into two groups: the hiking bench training group (HTG, n = 12) and the control group (CG, n = 12). Both groups maintained their regular training with the HTG performed two additional hiking bench training sessions per week for 8 weeks, while the CG performed an equivalent duration of on‐water sailing training. Physiological responses were assessed by performing four successive 3‐min hiking bouts on a sailing emulation ergometer before and after the 8‐week training period. Comparing the pretest, both groups exhibited a significant decrease (p