Cardiovascular, muscular, and skeletal adaptations to recreational team handball training: a randomized controlled trial with young adult untrained men
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Cardiovascular, muscular, and skeletal adaptations to recreational team handball training: a randomized controlled trial with young adult untrained men. / Hornstrup, Therese; Løwenstein, Frederik Terkildsen; Larsen, Mikkel Allerslev; Helge, Eva Wulff; Póvoas, S; Helge, Jørn Wulff; Nielsen, Jens Jung; Fristrup, Bjørn; Andersen, Jesper Løvind; Gliemann, Lasse; Nybo, Lars; Krustrup, Peter.
I: European Journal of Applied Physiology, Bind 119, Nr. 2, 2019, s. 561-573.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Cardiovascular, muscular, and skeletal adaptations to recreational team handball training: a randomized controlled trial with young adult untrained men
AU - Hornstrup, Therese
AU - Løwenstein, Frederik Terkildsen
AU - Larsen, Mikkel Allerslev
AU - Helge, Eva Wulff
AU - Póvoas, S
AU - Helge, Jørn Wulff
AU - Nielsen, Jens Jung
AU - Fristrup, Bjørn
AU - Andersen, Jesper Løvind
AU - Gliemann, Lasse
AU - Nybo, Lars
AU - Krustrup, Peter
N1 - A correction to this publication has been published at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-018-4034-5
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - Purpose: The prevalence of lifestyle diseases has escalated, and effective exercise training programmes are warranted. This study tested the hypothesis that regular participation in small-sided team handball training could provide beneficial health effects on cardiovascular, skeletal, and muscular parameters in young adult untrained men.Method: Twenty-six untrained 20-30-year-old men were randomly allocated to either a team handball training group (HG; n = 14), which completed 1.9 ± 0.3 training sessions per week over 12 weeks, or an inactive control group (CG; n = 12). Physiological training adaptations were assessed pre- and post interventions by DXA scans, blood samples, muscle biopsies, and physical tests.Results: The average heart rate during training was equivalent to 84 ± 4% of maximal heart rate. Compared to CG, HG displayed significant increases in VO2max (11 ± 6%), proximal femur bone mineral density (2 ± 1%), whole-body bone mineral content (2 ± 1%), intermittent endurance performance (32 ± 16%), incremental treadmill test performance (16 ± 7%) and muscle citrate synthase activity (22 ± 28%) as well as decreases in total fat mass (7 ± 7%) and total fat percentage (6 ± 7%) (all p < 0.05). There were no significant changes in muscle mass, blood pressure, resting heart rate, muscle hydroxyl-acyl-dehydrogenase activity, or blood lipids (all p > 0.05).Conclusion: Participation in regular recreational team handball training was associated with positive cardiovascular, skeletal, and muscular adaptations, including increased maximal oxygen uptake, increased muscle enzymatic activity, and improved bone mineralization as well as lower fat percentage. These findings suggest that recreational team handball training may be an effective health-promoting activity for young adult men.
AB - Purpose: The prevalence of lifestyle diseases has escalated, and effective exercise training programmes are warranted. This study tested the hypothesis that regular participation in small-sided team handball training could provide beneficial health effects on cardiovascular, skeletal, and muscular parameters in young adult untrained men.Method: Twenty-six untrained 20-30-year-old men were randomly allocated to either a team handball training group (HG; n = 14), which completed 1.9 ± 0.3 training sessions per week over 12 weeks, or an inactive control group (CG; n = 12). Physiological training adaptations were assessed pre- and post interventions by DXA scans, blood samples, muscle biopsies, and physical tests.Results: The average heart rate during training was equivalent to 84 ± 4% of maximal heart rate. Compared to CG, HG displayed significant increases in VO2max (11 ± 6%), proximal femur bone mineral density (2 ± 1%), whole-body bone mineral content (2 ± 1%), intermittent endurance performance (32 ± 16%), incremental treadmill test performance (16 ± 7%) and muscle citrate synthase activity (22 ± 28%) as well as decreases in total fat mass (7 ± 7%) and total fat percentage (6 ± 7%) (all p < 0.05). There were no significant changes in muscle mass, blood pressure, resting heart rate, muscle hydroxyl-acyl-dehydrogenase activity, or blood lipids (all p > 0.05).Conclusion: Participation in regular recreational team handball training was associated with positive cardiovascular, skeletal, and muscular adaptations, including increased maximal oxygen uptake, increased muscle enzymatic activity, and improved bone mineralization as well as lower fat percentage. These findings suggest that recreational team handball training may be an effective health-promoting activity for young adult men.
KW - Faculty of Science
KW - Ball games
KW - Exercise training
KW - Maximal oxygen uptake
KW - Fat percentage
KW - Bone mineralization
KW - Bone markers
KW - Muscle enzyme activity
U2 - 10.1007/s00421-018-4034-5
DO - 10.1007/s00421-018-4034-5
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 30474740
VL - 119
SP - 561
EP - 573
JO - European Journal of Applied Physiology
JF - European Journal of Applied Physiology
SN - 1439-6319
IS - 2
ER -
ID: 209315378