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A basketball team has been performing the following training session:

  • 4 minutes of high-intensity basketball-specific drills (85 - 90% maximum effort)
  • 2 minutes of active recovery (light jogging)
  • 6 total rounds

Which statement BEST describes this training method and its primary energy system target?

  1. This is HIIT, primarily targeting the ATP-PCr system
  2. This is SIT, primarily targeting the glycolytic system
  3. This is HIIT, primarily targeting the glycolytic and aerobic systems
  4. This is SIT, primarily targeting the ATP-PCr and aerobic systems
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Consider Option C: 

  • The session describes High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) with relatively long work intervals (4 minutes) at high but not maximal intensity (85 – 90%), with a work-to-rest ratio.
  • This duration and intensity primarily challenges both the glycolytic system during the high-intensity phases and the aerobic system throughout.

Other Options:

  • A is incorrect: The ATP-PCr system is dominant only in the first 10 – 15 seconds of high-intensity exercise; 4 minute intervals would primarily challenge glycolytic and aerobic systems.
  • B is incorrect: SIT involves shorter (typically 30 seconds), maximal effort intervals with longer recovery periods, unlike the 4 minute work intervals described.
  • D is incorrect: SIT uses supramaximal intensities for very short durations, not the 4 minute intervals at 85 – 90% effort described, and would not primarily target the combination of ATP-PCr and aerobic systems.