@article {2607,
	title = {Effects of active recovery on power output during repeated maximal sprint cycling},
	journal = {European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology},
	volume = {74},
	year = {1996},
	note = {Cited By (since 1996):86Export Date: 9 November 2014},
	month = {1996},
	pages = {461 - 469},
	abstract = {The effects of active recovery on metabolic and cardiorespiratory responses and power output were examined during repeated sprints. Male subjects (n = 13) performed two maximal 30-s cycle ergometer sprints, 4 min apart, on two separate occasions with either an active [cycling at 40 (1)\% of maximal oxygen uptake; mean (SEM)] or passive recovery. Active recovery resulted in a significantly higher mean power output (W̄) during sprint 2, compared with passive recovery [W̄] 603 (17) W and 589 (15) W, P \&lt; 0.05]. This improvement was totally attributed to a 3.1 (1.0)\% higher power generation during the initial 10 s of sprint 2 following the active recovery (P \&lt; 0.05), since power output during the last 20 s sprint 2 was the same after both recoveries. Despite the higher power output during sprint 2 after active recovery, no differences were observed between conditions in venous blood lactate and pH, but peak plasma ammonia was significantly higher in the active recovery condition [205 (23) vs 170 (20) μmol{\textperiodcentered}l-1; P \&lt; 0.05]. No differences were found between active and passive recovery in terms of changes in plasma volume or arterial blood pressure throughout the test. However, heart rate between the two 30-s sprints and oxygen uptake during the second sprint were higher for the active compared with passive recovery [148 (3) vs 130 (4) beats min-1; P \&lt; 0.01) and 3.3 (0.1) vs 2.8 (0.1) l{\textperiodcentered}min-1; P \&lt; 0.01]. These data suggest that recovery of power output during repeated sprint exercise is enhanced when low-intensity exercise is performed between sprints. The beneficial effects of an active recovery are possibly mediated by an increased blood flow to the previously exercised muscle.},
	keywords = {Arterial Blood pressure, Blood lactate, Blood pH, Fatigue, Recovery, Sprint cycling},
	url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0029902368\&partnerID=40\&md5=2d78571510a91aa44d315cedf601f6d7},
	author = {Bogdanis, G.C.}
}
