[Inspiratory muscles strength training in recreational athletes].
Author: Kellens I, Cannizzaro F, Gouilly P, Crielaard JM.
Affiliation:
Département des Sciences de la Motricité, Institut Supérieur d'Éducation Physique et de Kinésithérapie, Université de Liège, Allée des Sports 4, B21, B-4000 Liège, Belgique. isabelle.kellens@ulg.ac.be
Conference/Journal: Rev Mal Respir.
Date published: 2011 May
Other:
Volume ID: 28 , Issue ID: 5 , Pages: 602-8 , Special Notes: [Article in French] , Word Count: 149
Respiratory muscles strength and endurance influence athletic performance. Besides conventional spirometry, sniff test, inspiratory and expiratory maximal pressures can directly assess respiratory muscle strength. Respiratory muscles can be train through a device offering inspiratory and expiratory resistance.
METHODS:
Nineteen subjects aged 18 to 30 years and practicing leisure sport trained inspiratory muscles on Powerbreathe(®) for eight weeks. Resistance was set at 85% of maximal inspiratory pressure determined during a preliminary session. Evaluation was made trough voluntary and non-invasive methods on Macro 5000(®) (PI max, PE max and sniff test).
RESULTS:
An increase of 21.77% of the maximum inspiratory pressure, 17% of the maximum expiratory pressure and 18% of the sniff test are recorded after eight weeks of training.
CONCLUSIONS:
A specific training of inspiratory muscles (Powerbreathe(®) Sports performance) increases the power of these muscles (voluntary and non-invasive tests).
Copyright © 2011 SPLF. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
Comment in
Rev Mal Respir. 2011 May;28(5):591-2.
PMID: 21645830
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