Watts Doc #28: Why HIT May Not Make You Faster

Empirical Cycling Podcast · Watts Doc #28: Why HIT May Not Make You Faster

This episode looks at some cellular mechanisms of how HIT training leads to adaptation, or maybe doesn't. Ryanodine receptors, free radicals, calcium, the size principle, fluorescent mouse muscles, and more!

Show Notes
Ryanodine receptor fragmentation and sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ leak after one session of high-intensity interval exercise
https://www.pnas.org/content/112/50/15492

High-Intensity Interval Training Shock Microcycle for Enhancing Sport Performance: A Brief Review​
https://journals.lww.com/nsca-jscr/Fulltext/2020/04000/High_Intensity_Interval_Training_Shock_Microcycle.39.aspx