Bilateral Knee Joint Cooling on Anaerobic Capacity and Wheel Cadence during Sprint Cycling Intervals

We compared the effect of bilateral knee joint cooling with or without a pre-cooling warm-up on sprint cycling performance to a non-cooling control condition. Seventeen healthy young males (25 ± 2 years, 174 ± 6 cm, 70 ± 9 kg) performed three conditions in a counterbalanced order (condition 1: warmi...

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Main Authors: Agong Nam, Jihong Park
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-10-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/10/10/1951
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description We compared the effect of bilateral knee joint cooling with or without a pre-cooling warm-up on sprint cycling performance to a non-cooling control condition. Seventeen healthy young males (25 ± 2 years, 174 ± 6 cm, 70 ± 9 kg) performed three conditions in a counterbalanced order (condition 1: warming + cooling + cycling; condition 2: cooling + cycling; condition 3: cycling). For warming, a single set of cycling intervals (a 10 s sprint with maximal effort followed by a 180 s active recovery; resistive load 4% and 1% body mass for sprint and recovery, respectively) was performed. For cycling, five sets of cycling intervals were performed. For cooling, 20 min of bilateral focal knee joint cooling was applied. Peak and average values of anaerobic capacity and wheel cadence during each set across conditions were statistically compared. There was no condition effect over set (condition × set) in anaerobic capacity (F<sub>8,224</sub> < 1.49, <i>p</i> > 0.16) and wheel cadence (F<sub>8,224</sub> < 1.48, <i>p</i> > 0.17). Regardless of set (condition effect: F<sub>2,224</sub> > 8.64, <i>p</i> < 0.0002), conditions 1 and 2 produced higher values of anaerobic capacity (<i>p</i> ≤ 0.05). Similarly (condition effect: F<sub>2,224</sub> > 4.62, <i>p</i> < 0.02), condition 1 showed higher wheel cadence (<i>p</i> < 0.02) than condition 3. A bilateral joint cooling for 20 min with or without pre-cooling warm-up may improve overall sprint cycling capacity during five sets of cycling intervals when compared to the non-cooling condition.
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spelling doaj.art-4bcaeadf9ac1436082ccd57cb2ce61fa2023-12-02T00:31:38ZengMDPI AGHealthcare2227-90322022-10-011010195110.3390/healthcare10101951Bilateral Knee Joint Cooling on Anaerobic Capacity and Wheel Cadence during Sprint Cycling IntervalsAgong Nam0Jihong Park1Athletic Training Laboratory, Graduate School of Physical Education, Kyung Hee University, Yongin 17104, KoreaAthletic Training Laboratory, Department of Sports Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Yongin 17104, KoreaWe compared the effect of bilateral knee joint cooling with or without a pre-cooling warm-up on sprint cycling performance to a non-cooling control condition. Seventeen healthy young males (25 ± 2 years, 174 ± 6 cm, 70 ± 9 kg) performed three conditions in a counterbalanced order (condition 1: warming + cooling + cycling; condition 2: cooling + cycling; condition 3: cycling). For warming, a single set of cycling intervals (a 10 s sprint with maximal effort followed by a 180 s active recovery; resistive load 4% and 1% body mass for sprint and recovery, respectively) was performed. For cycling, five sets of cycling intervals were performed. For cooling, 20 min of bilateral focal knee joint cooling was applied. Peak and average values of anaerobic capacity and wheel cadence during each set across conditions were statistically compared. There was no condition effect over set (condition × set) in anaerobic capacity (F<sub>8,224</sub> < 1.49, <i>p</i> > 0.16) and wheel cadence (F<sub>8,224</sub> < 1.48, <i>p</i> > 0.17). Regardless of set (condition effect: F<sub>2,224</sub> > 8.64, <i>p</i> < 0.0002), conditions 1 and 2 produced higher values of anaerobic capacity (<i>p</i> ≤ 0.05). Similarly (condition effect: F<sub>2,224</sub> > 4.62, <i>p</i> < 0.02), condition 1 showed higher wheel cadence (<i>p</i> < 0.02) than condition 3. A bilateral joint cooling for 20 min with or without pre-cooling warm-up may improve overall sprint cycling capacity during five sets of cycling intervals when compared to the non-cooling condition.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/10/10/1951cold applicationanaerobic capacitywheel cadencemuscle temperature
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Bilateral Knee Joint Cooling on Anaerobic Capacity and Wheel Cadence during Sprint Cycling Intervals
Healthcare
cold application
anaerobic capacity
wheel cadence
muscle temperature
title Bilateral Knee Joint Cooling on Anaerobic Capacity and Wheel Cadence during Sprint Cycling Intervals
title_full Bilateral Knee Joint Cooling on Anaerobic Capacity and Wheel Cadence during Sprint Cycling Intervals
title_fullStr Bilateral Knee Joint Cooling on Anaerobic Capacity and Wheel Cadence during Sprint Cycling Intervals
title_full_unstemmed Bilateral Knee Joint Cooling on Anaerobic Capacity and Wheel Cadence during Sprint Cycling Intervals
title_short Bilateral Knee Joint Cooling on Anaerobic Capacity and Wheel Cadence during Sprint Cycling Intervals
title_sort bilateral knee joint cooling on anaerobic capacity and wheel cadence during sprint cycling intervals
topic cold application
anaerobic capacity
wheel cadence
muscle temperature
url https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/10/10/1951
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