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HMS, BM EQ-Bank 260 MC

The table below compares two different interval training methods.

Which of the following correctly identifies Methods X and Y and their primary training effects?

  1. Method X: HIIT - primarily improves aerobic capacity; Method Y: SIT - primarily improves anaerobic power
  2.  Method X: HIIT - primarily improves lactate threshold; Method Y: SIT - primarily improves speed endurance
  3. Method X: SIT - primarily improves speed endurance; Method Y: HIIT - primarily improves lactate threshold
  4. Method X: HIIT - primarily improves aerobic capacity; Method Y: SIT - primarily improves anaerobic power
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Consider Option D: Method X: HIIT – primarily improves aerobic capacity; Method Y: SIT – primarily improves anaerobic power

  • Method X describes Sprint Interval Training (SIT) with short, all-out efforts and longer recovery periods, primarily improving anaerobic power.
  • Method Y describes High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) with longer work intervals at submaximal intensity, primarily improving aerobic capacity.

Other Options:

  • A is incorrect: Incorrectly identifies the training methods and their primary effects. capacity.
  • B is incorrect: Incorrectly identifies the methods and misrepresents their primary training effects.
  • C is incorrect: Correctly identifies the methods but incorrectly describes their primary training effects.