What the study found
Inspiratory strength increased and post-exercise signs of respiratory-muscle fatigue were reduced after training, alongside improved maximal exercise performance.
Participants and protocol
Ten healthy men completed three weeks of daily inspiratory muscle training, with incremental cycling and respiratory-muscle measurements before and after.
What this cannot establish
The abstract describes a small before-and-after experiment without a separate control group. It does not establish a race benefit or justify copying its escalating resistance loads without appropriate guidance.
Publication details
- Record
- PubMed 25248344
- Indexed subjects
- Respiratory Muscles · Exercise Test · Respiratory Function Tests · Electromyography · Breathing Exercises
- Source record checked
- 2026-10-18
Publication type and subject indexing describe the record; they are not a quality grade or proof of a benefit. An abstract does not replace a review of the full methods and results.
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