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Australian Conference of Science and Medicine in Sport 2002:
Sports Medicine and Science at the Extremes

Sunday 13 October - Poster Program

Effect of recovery modality on some physiological variables following treadmill running

V.G. Coffey*1, M.D. Leveritt2 & N. Gill1
1Waikato Institute Of Technology, Hamilton, New Zealand
2University Of Westminster, London, England

This study was performed to investigate physiological responses of heart rate and blood variables to different recovery modalities following the performance of high-intensity treadmill running. The recovery modalities included 1) active recovery [ACT] 2) passive recovery [PAS] and 3) contrast temperature water immersion [CTW] in a randomised multiple crossover. Participants performed three experimental trials. The running protocols included treadmill runs to exhaustion at 120% and 90% of their previously determined peak running speed (PRS). Participants performed a different recovery modality for 15-minutes following the 90% PRS run for each of the three experimental trials. Mean (± SD) changes (n=14) recorded between rest and 20-minutes post-exercise for urea were: ACT 0.29 mg•dL-1 (± 0.28), PAS 0.33 mg•dL-1 (± 0.58), CTW -0.10 mg•dL-1 (± 0.25). Mean changes between rest and 4-hours post-exercise for creatine kinase were: ACT 43.89 U.L-1 (± 43.61), PAS 29.43 U.L-1 (± 69.27), CTW 46.54 U.L-1 (± 61.88). Mean changes for peak blood lactate concentration recovery from 0- to 20-minutes post-exercise were: ACT 6.96 mmol.L-1 (± 2.20), PAS 5.26 mmol.L-1 (± 1.23), CTW 6.60 mmol.L-1 (± 1.41). Data suggest that the type of recovery modality may influence blood urea and creatine kinase levels and lactate recovery in different ways.

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