Investigation of running economy 6 hours post full body and lower body strength training

Abstract

[Extract] Exercise training programs that incorporate strength and endurance exercises in the one training program are known as concurrent training (5). An array of research has shown that concurrent training induces sub-optimal strength andlor endurance training adaptation (4,6,1). It has been suggested that the attenuation in training adaptation in response to concurrent training may be due to the interference between strength and endurance training at an acute level (7). Indeed, studies have shown that endurance exercises reduces muscle force generation capacity (2), which may be an indicator for the deficit in strength training adaptation as a result of undertaking endurance training. However, there is limited investigation of the effects of strength training on endurance performance when conducted on the same day.