Heart rate variability in prediction of individual adaptation to endurance training in recreational endurance runners

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate whether nocturnal heart rate variability (HRV) can be used to predict changes in endurance performance during 28 weeks of endurance training. The training was divided into 14 weeks of basic training (BTP) and 14 weeks of intensive training periods (ITP). Endurance performance characteristics, nocturnal HRV, and serum hormone concentrations were measured before and after both training periods in 28 recreational endurance runners. During the study peak treadmill running speed (Vpeak ) improved by 7.5 ± 4.5%. No changes were observed in HRV indices after BTP, but after ITP, these indices increased significantly (HFP: 1.9%, P=0.026; TP: 1.7%, P=0.007). Significant correlations were observed between the change of Vpeak and HRV indices (TP: r=0.75, P<0.001; HFP: r=0.71, P<0.001; LFP: r=0.69, P=0.01) at baseline during ITP. In order to lead to significant changes in HRV among recreational endurance runners, it seems that moderate- and high-intensity training are needed. This study showed that recreational endurance runners with a high HRV at baseline improved their endurance running performance after ITP more than runners with low baseline HRV.

Autonomic cardiac regulation and morpho-physiological responses to eight week training preparation in junior soccer players

“…Hautala et al (2009) assumed that, including genetic factors, there is also possible a mechanistic link between cardiac vagal activity and training response, whereas cardiovascular system of subject with higher vagal activity level may have better adaptation response to external stress stimuli. Our findings are in line with Vesterinen et al (2013) who reported that high vagal activity at the baseline was related with good adaptation response to high intensity training, whereas low vagal activity seems to indicate poor training adaptability possibly reduced by a state of fatigue. In former study Hedelin, Bjerle, and Henriksson-Larsén (2001) considered vagal activity level as an inherited quality that determines the limits on further increase in VO 2 max of trained subjects.…”

“…However, to date, the literature has repeatedly reported heterogeneous responses in VO 2 max to the same aerobic training program that ranged from decreases to over 40% enhancements in VO 2 max (Boutcher, Park, Dunn, & Boutcher, 2013;Hautala, Kiviniemi, & Tulppo, 2009;Hautala et al, 2003;Kohrt et al, 1991;Vesterinen et al, 2013). Some authors have suggested that the inter-individual variation in adaptive responses to training is related to the individual training status ("trainability").…”

“…44, no. 3, 2014, 155-163 doi: 10.5507/ag.2014 have argued that "trainability" is associated with the resting level of autonomic nervous system (ANS) activity, particularly vagal activity (Botek, McKune, Krejčí, Stejskal, & Gába, 2014;Boutcher et al, 2013;Hautala, Kiviniemi, & Tulppo, 2009;Hautala et al, 2003;Kiviniemi, Hautala, Kinnunen, & Tulppo, 2007;Vesterinen et al, 2013). The use of non-invasive tools, such as resting heart rate (HR) and heart rate variability (HRV), for the assessment of training status has become very popular among coaches, and athletes, respectively (Buchheit, 2014).…”

Resposta cronotrópica ao teste anaeróbio máximo de corrida - MART

“…Traditionally, the chronotropism analysis is commonly performed in the CPET in clinical dimension and for performance 17,29 . Additionally, low and insignificant correlation was observed between the performance and chronotropic variables investigated, as reported by Vesterinen et al 30 The present study limited to record the HR measures at every five seconds. We recommend that future studies perform analysis at every millisecond, avoiding hence that the screening used by different cardiofrequency meter models influence on the measurement.…”

Autonomic correlates of Yo-Yo performance in soccer referees

“…Further longitudinal studies may elaborate upon the impact of training on the relationship between HRV and exercise performance for the development of more sensitive training tools for referees. Furthermore, as previous reports have suggested that endurance training induce a greater resting HRV and a slower parasympathetic withdrawal during incremental exercise (HAUTALA et al, 2009;NAKAMURA et al, 2005), while other studies have showed that a greater resting HRV could favor greater adaptations after a training period (VESTERINEN et al, 2011), we do not know in the current study if a greater resting HRV is a consequence of the training background of the subjects, or this could favor a greater adaptation after a training period, with further studies needed.…”