Recently, we have also shown large individual variability for changes in skeletal muscle mitochondrial function (respiration) in response to high-intensity exercise training. For example, in the pioneering Health, Risk factors, Training and Genetics (HERITAGE) study, changes in aerobic capacity were observed to vary markedly in a group of sedentary adults after similar exercise training. A high inter-individual variability in the response to similar physical exercise is consistently reported in training studies, even within homogenous groups of previously untrained subjects and after fully compliant and supervised training. This means some people are ‘low/medium responders’ (with limited improvements following exercise training), while others are ‘high-responders’. Individual variability in the response to similar exercise trainingĭespite the proven health and performance benefits of exercise training, it is clear there is considerable individual variability in the response to similar exercise training. More participants are required to allow us to better investigate potential underlying genetic and molecular mechanisms responsible for this individual variability. The participants serve as their own controls. Even though the gene SMART study is tightly controlled, our preliminary findings still indicate considerable individual variability in both performance (in-vivo) and muscle (in-situ) adaptations to similar training. A number of muscle and blood analyses will be performed, including (but not limited to) genotyping, mitochondrial respiration, transcriptomics, protein expression analyses, and enzyme activity. Each session consists of eight to fourteen 2-min intervals performed at the pre-training lactate threshold (LT) power plus 40 to 70% of the difference between pre-training lactate threshold (LT) and peak aerobic power (W peak). Skeletal muscle biopsies and blood samples will be collected before, immediately after and 3 h post HIIE, with the fourth resting biopsy and blood sample taken after four weeks of supervised HIIT (3 training sessions per week). Activity history is assessed by questionnaire and current activity level is assessed by an activity monitor. Dietary habits will be assessed by questionnaire and dietitian consultation. Participants will undergo exercise testing and exercise training by an identical exercise program. Currently 39 participants have already completed the study and the overall aim is to recruit 200 moderately-trained, healthy Caucasians participants (all males 18–45 y, BMI < 30). While the training and testing centre is located at Victoria University, Melbourne, three other centres have been launched at Bond University, Queensland University of Technology, Australia, and the University of Brighton, UK. The gene SMART (genes and the Skeletal Muscle Adaptive Response to Training) Study aims to identify genetic variants that predict the response to both a single session of High-Intensity Interval Exercise (HIIE) and to four weeks of High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT).
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