UNASSIGNED: Introduction: In lower body endurance training, quantities of both moderate intensity continuous training (MICT) and @entity2101 ( @entity2101 ) can lead to an improved physiological capacity and performance. Limited research is available regarding the endurance and muscular capacity of the upper body, and how training contributes to improvements in performance capacity is still unknown. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the effects of @entity2101 and MICT on the physiological capacity and handcycling performance of able-bodied @entity1 in a well-controlled laboratory setting. Methods: Twenty four recreationally active @entity1 (22    2 years; 1.84    0.04 m; 79    10 kg) were matched on incremental handcycling pre-test performance (peakPO) and then randomly assigned to @entity2101 , MICT, or a non-training control group (CON, 3 * n = 8). @entity1 in @entity2101 completed 14 interval training sessions, performing 4 * 4 min intervals at 85% heart rate reserve (%HRR), and seven continuous training sessions at 55 %HRR (every 2nd training session of the week). @entity1 in MICT performed 21 training sessions of 30 min at 55 %HRR. After the intervention, changes in peak @entity26 uptake (peakVO2) and peak power output (peakPO) were compared within and between @entity2101 , MICT and CON. Results: The average external training load per training session did not differ between MICT and @entity2101 (p = 0.713). Improvements after @entity2101 in peakVO2 (22.2    8.1%) and peakPO (47.1    20.7%) were significantly larger compared with MICT and CON (p < 0.001). Improvements after MICT in peakVO2 (10.7    12.9%) and peakPO (32.2    8.1%) were higher compared to CON (p < 0.001). Higher improvement after @entity2101 occurred despite training 22% less time than MICT. No significant changes were found in CON. Discussion: As in lower body endurance sports, @entity2101 proved to be very effective in improving the physiological and performance capacity of upper body exercise. Whilst physiological capacity in both training groups improved significantly compared with CON, the present study shows that peakVO2 and peakPO improved more after @entity2101 than after MICT in able-bodied @entity1 . It is advised to include @entity2101 into training regimes of recreational and competitive handcyclists to improve the upper body endurance capacity.

High Intensity Interval Training in Handcycling: The Effects of a 7 Week Training Intervention in Able-bodied XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Participants', 'men'] @entity26 :: ('MESH:D010100', 'Chemical') :: ['oxygen'] @entity2101 :: ('MESH:C538394', 'Disease') :: ['high intensity interval training', 'HIIT']
@entity1 :: (9606,Species) :: ['Men']
