Effects of a Suspension Training Warm-up on Cardiopulmonary Exercise Performance

Effects of a Suspension Training Warm-up on Cardiopulmonary Exercise Performance in Recreationally Active College-Aged Adults: a Randomized, Counterbalanced Crossover Study

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT07215052

Enrollment

Registered

2025-10-10

Start date

2025-10-15

Completion date

2026-06-06

Last updated

2026-06-09

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Conditions

Exercise Performance

Keywords

cardiorespiratory fitness, exercise physiology

Brief summary

this study will compare two warm-up methods before cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) in recreationally active young adults. Participants will complete treadmill walking or TRX suspension warm-up, followed by a treadmill exercise test to exhaustion. The investigators to determine whether suspension warm-up produces similar peak oxygen uptake (VO2max) and cardiopulmonary responses as treadmill walking.

Detailed description

CPET is the gold standard for assessing aerobic fitness. Warm-up procedures may influence outcomes. Traditional CPET warm-up uses walking or cycling, but suspension training provides a dynamic, full-body option. This randomized, counterbalanced crossover study will compare VO₂max and secondary outcomes (time to exhaustion, HRmax, RER, VE, BP, VT) after treadmill vs suspension training warm-up. The primary analysis is a non-inferiority test with a 5% margin for VO₂max.

Interventions

OTHERWalking Warm-up

6 minutes treadmill walking at comfortable self-selected pace, 0% incline.

OTHERSuspension Training Warm-up

6 minutes TRX suspension warm-up (reverse lunges 45s, squats 60s, jump squats 45s, rows 30s, push-ups 30s, with 30s rests).

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

CROSSOVER

Primary purpose

OTHER

Masking

NONE

Masking description

open label

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

19 Years to 25 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

Aged 19 to 25 years Engages in ≥5 hours per week of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (classified as "high activity" based on the International Physical Activity Questionnaire \[ICIQ\]) Able to pass the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q+) screening

Exclusion criteria

Participates in \<5 hours per week of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity Contraindications to maximal cardiopulmonary exercise testing or suspension training Presence of any medical condition that may interfere with safe test participation or data interpretation \-

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
VO₂peak (mL·kg-¹·min-¹)	Immediately following each warm-up condition during two laboratory visits, separated by at least 48 hours	VO₂peak measured during cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) following each warm-up condition.

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Jun 10, 2026