Investigating the Effect of Eight Weeks of High-Intensity Functional Training on Interleukin-6, Interleukin-10, CRP, and Physical Fitness Factors of Students

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1 Assistant Professor, Department of Sports Sciences, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, University of Qom, Qom, Iran

2 Master's student, Sports Physiology, Faculty of Literature and Human Sciences, Qom University, Qom, Iran

Abstract

Purpose:The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the effects of eight weeks of intense functional exercises on interleukin-6, interleukin-10, CRP, and physical fitness factors among students of Shahid Alavi Boarding School in Minab.
Method: In this semi-experimental research, a pre-test-post-test design with a control group was conducted among the students of Alavi Minab School aged between 14 to 18 years. Thirty students were purposefully selected and randomly divided into two groups. Intense and controlled functional exercises were administered. Measurements of height, weight, body composition, maximum oxygen consumption, and muscle strength were taken from the participants in the
pre-test (24 hours before the intervention) and post-test (48 hours after the intervention), followed by a fasting blood draw after 12 hours. The intervention stage spanned eight weeks with three sessions held every week, during which the training group followed the functional program. Meanwhile, the control group continued with their daily activities. The collected data were analyzed using dependent t-tests and covariance.
Findings: The results showed that intense functional training reduced interleukin-6 (P<0.05), CRP (P<0.05), body fat percentage (P<0.05), and increased aerobic capacity (P<0.05), muscle strength (P<0.05), and net body mass (P<0.05) significantly.
Conclusion: Based on the results, intense functional training can be used to improve inflammatory and anti-inflammatory factors, as well as physical fitness factors, in male students.

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Applied Research in Sports Nutrition and Exercise Science
Volume 1, Issue 2
July 2024
Pages 55-72

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  • Receive Date: 19 April 2024
  • Revise Date: 28 April 2024
  • Accept Date: 09 June 2024
  • First Publish Date: 21 June 2024
  • Publish Date: 21 June 2024

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