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Acute and Short-Term Responses to Circuit-Structured Versus Traditional French Contrast Training in Resistance-Trained Men: A Randomized Crossover Trial

The Impact of French Contrast Training Based on Circuit Training vs. Traditional French Contrast Training on Anaerobic Work Capacity: A Randomized Crossover Experiment - FCT–CSCT Responses Trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2600129584
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2026-08-06
Start date
2025-11-11
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-10

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Conditions

None

Interventions

Sequence A: CSCT followed by FCT:Participants in Sequence A completed circuit-structured French contrast training (CSCT) during Period 1, followed by traditional French contrast training (FCT) during
Sequence B: FCT followed by CSCT:Participants in Sequence B completed traditional French contrast training (FCT) during Period 1, followed by circuit-structured French contrast training (CSCT) during

Sponsors

Beijing Sport University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Male
Age
18 Years to 40 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Male, aged 18–40 years, and physically healthy; 2. At least 1 year of resistance-training experience and an adequate physical-training background; 3. Able to perform a back squat with a load greater than 1.5 times body mass; 4. No severe disease or contraindication to exercise, such as heart disease or severe joint disease; 5. Able to maintain relatively stable body mass during the testing period and with no recent history of high-intensity training.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Currently having sports injuries, pain, or limited function; 2. Having serious illnesses or exercise contraindications; 3. Recently participated in unusually high-intensity training or competitions, which may affect test and training responses; 4. After health screening, the researchers determine it’s not suitable to complete high-intensity resistance or maximum cycling tests.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Best countermovement jump height;Mean countermovement jump height;Training-protocol duration;Mean training-protocol heart rate;Rating of perceived exertion at 5 min after training;Protocol-duration-weighted sRPE load;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Absolute mean power during the 30-s all-out cycling test;Relative mean power during the 30-s all-out cycling test;Absolute peak power during the 30-s all-out cycling test;Relative peak power during the 30-s all-out cycling test;Pre-session perceived recovery status;Heart-rate recovery at 1 min after training;Heart-rate recovery at 5 min after training;End-of-protocol heart rate;Heart rate at 1 min after training;Heart rate at 5 min after training;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactYijin Jiang

School of Strength and Conditioning Training, Beijing Sport University, Beijing

aa252332312@163.com+86 139 7575 5865

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 25, 2026