VO2maxEvidence & Dosage

Top studies on VO2max

Ranked by influential-citation count (Semantic Scholar) and publication year.

1. 01

   Effects of Exercise Training on Mitochondrial and Capillary Growth in Human Skeletal Muscle: A Systematic Review and Meta-Regression.

   Sports Med·2025·n=597meta200 influential citations

   BACKGROUND: Skeletal muscle mitochondria and capillaries are crucial for aerobic fitness, and suppressed levels are associated with chronic and age-related diseases. Currently, evidence-based exercise training recommendations to enhance…

2. 02

   The Effects of Repeated-Sprint Training on Physical Fitness and Physiological Adaptation in Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

   Sports Med·2024·n=541meta126 influential citations

   BACKGROUND: Repeated-sprint training (RST) is a common training method for enhancing physical fitness in athletes. To advance RST prescription, it is important to understand the effects of programming variables on physical fitness and…

3. 03

   Health Benefits of Different Sports: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Longitudinal and Intervention Studies Including 2.6 Million Adult Participants.

   Sports Med Open·2024·n=2,400Systematic Review119 influential citations

   <h4>Background</h4>Several reviews have examined the health benefits of participation in specific sports, such as baseball, cricket, cross-country skiing, cycling, downhill skiing, football, golf, judo, rugby, running and swimming.…

4. 04

   Keeping Pace with Wearables: A Living Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews Evaluating the Accuracy of Consumer Wearable Technologies in Health Measurement.

   Sports Med·2024·n=653Systematic Review112 influential citations

   <h4>Background</h4>Consumer wearable technologies have become ubiquitous, with clinical and non-clinical populations leveraging a variety of devices to quantify various aspects of health and wellness. However, the accuracy with which these…

5. 05

   Effect of Strength Training Programs in Middle- and Long-Distance Runners' Economy at Different Running Speeds: A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis.

   Sports Med·2024·n=652Meta-Analysis108 influential citations

   <h4>Background</h4>Running economy is defined as the energy demand at submaximal running speed, a key determinant of overall running performance. Strength training can improve running economy, although the magnitude of its effect may…

6. 06

   Endurance Performance Adaptations between SSG and HIIT in Soccer Players: A Meta-analysis.

   Int J Sports Med·2024·n=20Meta-Analysis108 influential citations

   The objective of this systematic review with meta-analysis was to compare the endurance performance chronic adaptations induced by running-based high-intensity interval training (HIIT), small-sided games (SSGs), and combined HIIT+SSGs in…

   Finding: This meta-analysis found a non-significant small-magnitude favoring effect for HIIT over SSGs on endurance performance.

7. 07

   Physiological adaptations and performance enhancement with combined blood flow restricted and interval training: A systematic review with meta-analysis.

   J Sport Health Sci·2025·n=621Meta-Analysis97 influential citations

   <h4>Purpose</h4>We aimed to determine: (a) the chronic effects of interval training (IT) combined with blood flow restriction (BFR) on physiological adaptations (aerobic/anaerobic capacity and muscle responses) and performance enhancement…

8. 08

   Impact of exercise interventions on physical fitness in breast cancer patients and survivors: a systematic review.

   Breast Cancer·2022Systematic Review85 influential citations

   Background This systematic review aims to identify the effects of exercise interventions in patients with breast cancer (BCP) and survivors (BCS) on selected variables of physical fitness. Methods A comprehensive literature search was…

9. 09

   Effects of high-intensity interval and continuous moderate aerobic training on fitness and health markers of older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

   Arch Gerontol Geriatr·2024·n=1,227meta76 influential citations

   BACKGROUND: High-intensity interval training (HIIT) promotes similar or superior gains in physical fitness and health compared to continuous moderate-intensity training (MICT) in young individuals. However, the effectiveness of HIIT in…

10. 10

    The Effect of Strength Training Methods on Middle-Distance and Long-Distance Runners' Athletic Performance: A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis.

    Sports Med·2024·n=894Meta-Analysis66 influential citations

    <h4>Background</h4>The running performance of middle-distance and long-distance runners is determined by factors such as maximal oxygen uptake (VO₂max), velocity at VO₂max (vVO₂max), maximum metabolic…

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