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High pain). Areas affected by physiotherapeutic treatments were excluded from the sample. Rough reports and pictures from each player
were daily reported to the physiotherapist of the team.
Results: ANOVA results point out a direct relationship between the declared level of nuisance of the area and its temperature both in
ankles (F[AR] = 9.20; p < 0.05 and F[AL] = 3.99; p < 0.05) and knees (F[PKR] = 5.34; p < 0.05 and F[PKL] = 9.14; p < 0.05). There were also
found significant differences for temperatures (aprox. 0.5 degrees) between the painful and non-painful limb on the knee (F[AK] = 14.36; p
< 0.05) and hamstrings (F[H] = 3.9; p < 0.05) results. None serious injury has been produced among the players during the 2-months of
the study.
Discussion: We concluded that infrared thermography is a valid, fast and convenient method of preventing soccer injuries. We suggest
that this technique could also be applied to monitor and diagnose injuries and to quantify training loads in sports
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CARDIAC ADAPTATIONS WITH 6 WEEKS OF EITHER SPRINT INTERVAL OR ENDURANCE EXERCISE TRAINING IN
HEALTHY YOUNG HUMANS
RAKOBOWCHUK, M., PROUDFOOT, N., TANGUAY, S., MACDONALD, M.J.
1. UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS, 2. MCMASTER UNIVERSITY
Introduction: A recent study showed improved peripheral vascular adaptations to sprint interval training (SIT) that are similar to those of
traditional endurance training (ET) (Rakobowchuk et al., 2008). However, central artery stiffness was not improved with either training
paradigm, suggesting limited central vascular or cardiac adaptations. The current study evaluated whether 6-weeks of SIT alters left
ventricular (LV) morphology compared with traditional ET.
Methods: Twenty healthy untrained subjects were randomly assigned to a SIT (n=10, 24 ± 1.0 yrs [mean ± SE]) or ET group (n=10, 23 ± 0.7
yrs). The SIT group completed 4-6 x 30s “all-out” efforts (repeated Wingate Tests) separated by 4 minutes of recovery, 3 times/wk. The ET
group completed 40-60 minutes of cycling at 65% of their maximal oxygen uptake, 5 d/wk. B-mode echocardiography (GE System FiVe,
2.5 MHz probe) was used to quantify LV morphology, using established guidelines, in all participants on 2 separate days before training
and at 48 after the completion of training.
Results: Training improved maximal oxygen uptake to a similar extent in both groups (ET PRE: 40.5±6.6 ml/kg/min, POST: 42.4±6.6
ml/kg/min; SIT PRE: 40.7±6.1 ml/kg/min, POST: 45.0±5.2 ml/kg/min, p