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Track cycling entails a challenging progression from the youth categories to elite competition. Hence, this study aimed to investigate the importance of early performance and various publicly available performance indicators in predicting the success of male and female cyclists across different track disciplines. Additionally, the study enriches the findings by incorporating interviews with international-level coaches and athletes. A retrospective analysis of data from UCI track cycling databases was conducted, supplemented by interviews with international-level coaches and athletes. The success rate for highly ranked junior track cyclists was found to be less than 20%, with a majority of these athletes specializing in sprint events, regardless of gender. The study indicated that the UCI ranking and points earned during the season were not reliable indicators for distinguishing future success (p < 0.05). From the interviews, we identified three main themes: (1) trends in career success from the youth to elite categories, (2) performance markers as predictors of future success, and (3) the challenges and time involved in reaching elite categories. Junior category performance alone may not be the sole indicator of future success in track cycling. However, integrating performance analyses with practitioners and athletes’ perspectives enables a deeper understanding of the results and the developmental context.

The aim of the present study was to analyse the role of exercises' resistance profile in regional hypertrophy. Thirty-eight healthy women completed a 9-week resistance training program consisting of either 4 sets of 12 repetitions to volitional failure of inclined bicep curls (INC group) or preacher curls (PREA group), three times per week. Pre- and post-intervention muscle thickness was measured using B-mode ultrasound imaging with a linear-array transducer. Scan acquisition sites were determined by measuring 50%, 60% and 70% of the distance between the posterior crest of the acromion and the olecranon. Statistical significance was set at p < 0.05. No region of the INC group grew when comparing pre- to post-intervention. The 70% region of the PREA group grew significantly (muscle thickness increased from 2.7 ± 0.43 cm to 2.94 ± 0.44 cm). We found no growth differences between regions when analysing per group (p = 0.274), region (p = 0.571) or group*region (p = 0.367). Our results show that the distal region of the arm grows in response to the preacher curl that places the highest amount of strain in the range of motion in which the arm muscles are more elongated.

21 p. -- Bibliogr.: p. 17-21, Objetivo: El objetivo de este estudio era analizar si un protocolo de PAPE isométrico en la región de estancamiento modificaba las características de esta en el press de banca agarre medio. Métodos: 21 participantes entrenados (edad 26,4 ± 5,42 años; masa corporal 79,43 ± 9,72 kg; altura 176,19 ± 6,91 cm; 1 repetición máxima (1RM) en press de banca agarre medio 97,38 ± 19,78 kg) llevaron a cabo un protocolo isométrico (ISO) que consistía en hacer 15 contracciones voluntarias máximas en la región de estancamiento del press de banca agarre medio que duraban 1 segundo con 1 segundo de descanso entre contracciones. Las velocidades de los levantamientos fueron recogidas antes del levantamiento experimental y 0, 4, 8, 12 y 16 minutos después usando un encoder lineal. Resultados: el 85% de los participantes aumentó la velocidad en algún post- levantamiento experimental mejorando las características de la región de estancamiento. Conclusiones: Los resultados de este estudio sugieren que las contracciones isométricas voluntarias máximas de corta duración mejoran la velocidad del levantamiento antes de llegar a la región de estancamiento, lo que facilita el levantamiento. Dado que la PAPE puede lograrse en condiciones de campo mediante contracciones isométricas, un protocolo ISO podría ser una buena estrategia cuando se necesita una potenciación rápida o cuando se necesita minimizar el riesgo de lesión.

50 p. : il. -- Bibliogr.: p. 37-42, [EUS] Sarrera eta helburuak: Depresioa gure gizartean oso presente dagoen gaixotasun bat da. Azken urteotan depresioaren hazkundea eta eragiten dituen pertsonen kopurua ikusita hau tratatzeko beste era ez farmakologiko batzuk aztertzea eta baloratzea interesgarria da. Horregatik, lan honen helburua dantzak depresioan duen eragina aztertzea da, tratamendu konplementario bezala gomendagarria den ikusteko. Metodologia: Dialnet, Pubmed eta Web of Science datu baseetan egin zen bilaketa bibliografikoa, “dance”, “movement therapy” eta “depression” hitzekin, eta “AND” eta “OR” operadore booleanoak erabiliz. Azkenik, 21 artikulu izan ziren hautatuak, zeinak guztiak ingelesez idatzita dauden. Emaitzak: 21 artikulutatik 15ek emaitza esanguratsuak eta positiboak izan dituzte, hau da, dantza programak depresioan onurak eragiten dituela erakutsi dute. Ondorioak: Aukeratutako bibliografiaren irakurketa eta analisia eta gero esan daiteke dantza depresioaren tratamendu ez-farmakologiko eta konplementario bezala gomendagarria dela, bai jarduera fisikoa delako eta baita dantzak espezifikoki dituen beste ezaugarri emozional batzuengatik ere. Hala ere, gaiaren inguruan ikerketa gehiago egitea oso interesgarria litzateke, zehaztu ahal izateko nolakoa izango litzatekeen depresiora zuzendutako dantza programa bat eta zer ezaugarri izan beharko lituzkeen., [EN] Introduction and objectives: Depression is a disease that is very present in our society, taking into account the increase in cases of depression and the number of people it affects, it is interesting to investigate different non-pharmacological treatments to treat it. Therefore, the aim of this review is to investigate the effects of dancing on depression, to assess whether it can be recommended as a complementary treatment. Methodology: Search of scientific articles was made in the databases Dialnet, Pubmed and Web of Science by searching with the words Dance, Movement therapy and Depression and the Boolean operators "AND" and "OR". Final selection consists of 21 articles, all of them written in English. Results: Out of 21 selected articles, 15 of them have shown significantly positive results, suggesting that dancing is beneficial for the treatment of depression. Conclusions: After reading and analyzing the selected bibliography, we can conclude that dance is recommended as a complementary and non-pharmacological treatment for depression. Given that it is a physical activity and that it has specific emotional factors that other activities do not have. That said, it would be very interesting to have more research on the subject, to be able to specify how it would have to be a dance program aimed at depression and what elements it would have to have.

29 p. : il. -- Bibliogr.: p. 27-29, Txirrindularitzaren helburua abiadura lortzeko pedaletan ahalik eta indar gehien aplikatzea da. Bini eta Rossatok (2014) pedal-indarraren eta teknikaren inguruko berrikusketa egin zuten, eta pedal-indarrean eta pedal-kolpearen teknikan eragiten zuten aldagaiak (lankargaren maila, pedal-kolpearen kadentzia, bizikletaren gaineko gorputzaren posizioa, nekearen maila eta txirrindulariaren trebetasuna edo esperientzia) aztertu zituzten. Lan honen helburua, Bini eta Rossaton (2014) oinarrituz, txirrindularitzako pedal-indarraren aplikazioaren inguruko egunerapena egitea izan zen. Aztertutako ikerketek Bini eta Rossatoren ondorioak (2014) berretsi zituzten, beraz ez zen aurreko ikerketak eguneratzen zituen aurkikuntza berririk aurkitu. Pedal-kolpearen fase gorakorrean arreta jarriz, indar eraginkortasuna hobetu daitekeela eta honek errendimendua hobetzen lagunduko lukeela ondorioztatu zen. Horregatik, epe luzera pedal-kolpearen teknika hobetzea gomendagarria zela ondorioztatu zen.

24 p. -- Bibliogr.: p. 20-23, Objectives: To investigate the effect of two cycling intensities on a subsequent 3000m running performance in four well trained triathletes; both of them beginners and the other two experienced triathletes. Methods: Four triathletes completed a maximal cycling test, a maximal isolated 3000m running test and two cycle-run succession sessions. Running sections were the same in both cycle-run tests, 3000m, but the cycling section was different in each one; one of them was composed by 18km cycling at 90% of its maximum intensity, and the other 18km at 75%. Results: A significant effect of previous cycling exercise on continuous running was found both when maintained at 90% during the cycling sector and when maintained at 75%. The negative effects were similar in both veterans and novices when maintained at 90%; and the negative effects were heavier in novices when maintained at 75%. Conclusions: The results confirm the alteration in running performance completed after the cycling event compared with the isolated run. Moreover it could be suggested that these alterations depend on the intensity maintained during the cycling section and also on the experience of each triathlete.

Background: The relationship between stiffness and drop jump performance in athletes in various stages of development has yet to be fully investigated. The first aim of this study was to investigate the association between the stiffness of the patellar and quadriceps tendon (PT, QT), gastrocnemius–Achilles tendon unit (GAT), and rectus femoris (RF) using drop jump (DJ) performance in young basketball players. The second aim was to investigate possible variations in the stiffness levels of those tissues in different developmental stages. Methods: The stiffness levels of the GAT, PT, QT, and RF were measured in both limbs in 73 male basketball players aged 12 to 18 years. The reactive strength index (RSI), contact time (CT) and jump height (JH) during 30 and 40 cm DJs were also measured. Results: Pearson correlation coefficients showed a significant association between DJ performance and PT, QT, GAT, and RF dynamic stiffness. Moreover, the youngest subjects were found to have lower stiffness values than the older ones. Conclusions: Tissue stiffness can affect athletic performance by modifying the stretch-shortening cycle in young basketball players. Stiffness of muscles and tendons increases during the maturation process. Further investigations could shed light on the effect of training on the stiffness of muscles and tendons.

35 p. : il.-- Bibliogr.: p. 33-35, Kirol munduan, orokorrean, lesio muskularrak ematea oso ohikoa izaten da, izan ere, kirolek, bere baitan, lehiaketa dute eta bertan azaltzen diren eskakizun fisikoak oso altuak izaten dira. Beraz, ildo beretik jarraituz, ez da harritzekoa, futbolean ere mota honetako lesioak azaltzea, jakina denez, batez ere partiduetan ematen diren eskakizunak, altuak izaten direlako (abiadura handiko korrikaldiak, esprintak, jauziak, noranzko aldaketak etab.). Hau esanda, futbolean agertzen den ohiko lesio muskular bat, iskiosural zaintiratu lesioa da, gehienetan, abiadura handiko korrikaldietan zehar gertatzen dena. Gai honekin lotuta, esan beharra dago, zorionez edo zoritxarrez, esperientzia maila nahiko altua daukadala, izan ere, azken denboraldietan asko jasan behar izan dut lesio mota hau. Azken hau da, hain juxtu, lan hau egiteko interes eta motibazio handiena, hainbestetan jasandako lesioaren arrazoia, jatorria edo zergatia zein den aurkitzeko jakinmin ikaragarria sortu didana. Hori dela eta, lan honen helburu nagusia, azken ikerketek iskiosural zaintiratu lesioaren inguruan errebisio bat egitea da, adierazten duten informazioa bilduz eta, horri esker, lesio honetan eragina duten faktore ezberdinak ezagutzeko eta aztertzeko. Behin hau eginda, bigarren helburu modura, lesio honen prebentzioan zentratutako indar entrenamendu baten proposamen teorikoa egitea izango da, aldez aurretik aipatutako faktoreak kontutan izanda.

30 p. : il.-- Bibliogr.: p. 29-30, Txirrindulariak bizikleta gainean erabiltzen dituen zutikako zein eseritako posizioen azterketa biomekanikoaren inguruko lana da. Honen bitartez, posizio bakoitzak dituen onurak aztertzea da helburu nagusia. Posizio eraginkorrago bat bilatzea egoera ezberdinetarako.

217 p., Introducción: El surf es un deporte cada vez más practicado en el mundo, es una actividad que se realiza en la naturaleza, se caracteriza por la incertidumbre que esta puede crear y la necesidad de tener una buena forma física.Objetivo: Conocer la relación entre los parámetros físicos-fisiológicos de los surfistas a estudiar con su capacidad para coger olas y realizar maniobras durante una sesión de surf de 60 minutos.Metodología: Se han estudiado a 16 surfistas aficionados sanos (22,43 ± 4,56 años, 176,42 ± 8,43 cm de altura y 70,60 ± 6,69 kg de peso), realizando 2 tipos de prueba: a) Prueba de laboratorio, realizando un estudio antropométrico y de bioimpendancia, un test incremental hasta el agotamiento, un test anaeróbico de 10 segundos y un test para medir la altura de un CMJ. b) Test de campo, en el cual los surfistas realizaban una sesión de surf registrando variables que hacen referencia a la frecuencia cardiaca, a la cantidad de olas cogidas y a la cantidad de maniobras realizadas.Resultados: del primer y del segundo estudio parecen indicar que los surfistas con más años deexperiencia realizan algún tipo de estrategia para economizar la remada, por la relación que se haobservado entre el número de años practicando surf y la masa muscular (r = -0,530; R2 = 0,28), y losaños de experiencia y la recuperación a corto plazo de la frecuencia cardiaca entre ola y ola (FC¿) (r=0,685; R2 = 0,46). Además de los años de experiencia la concentración de lactato al finalizar el testincremental también correlaciona con la FC¿ (r = -0,549; R2 = 0,29).Así mismo, el número de las sesiones semanales realizadas en este deporte puede influir en aspectosfisiológicos y técnicos del surfista, ya que se ha encontrado una relación entre el número de dichassesiones y la potencia máxima en un test incremental (r = 0,578; R2 = 0,34). Se ha hallado unacorrelación estadísticamente significativa entre las sesiones semanales de surf y el número máximo demaniobras que era capaz de realizar el

47 p. : il. -- Bibliogr.: p. 41-43, [EUS] Gradu amaierako lan honen helburu nagusia, hiru planifikazio/entrenamendu mota desberdinen (tradizionala, alderantzikakoa eta polarizatua) arteko konparaketa bat egitea da. Hau horrela, modu teoriko batean alderatu ostean, alderaketa hori praktikara eraman da proposamen praktiko bat eginez. Proposamen honetan, fikziozko kirolari baten datuetan oinarrituz, Donostia Baiona Donostia zikloturista froga prestatzeko 16 asteko hiru planifikazio sortu dira. Planifikazio tradizionalak eta alderantzikakoak antzeko bolumena, intentsitatea eta karga totala dituzte; 136 ordu inguruko bolumena, 2,35 U.A. inguruko intentsitatea bataz beste eta 19.300 ECO inguruko karga totala. Planifikazio polarizatuak berriz, 114 ordu inguruko bolumena, bataz beste 2,62 U.A.-ko intentsitatea eta 18.063 ECO-ko karga totala ditu. Aukeratutako fikziozko kirolariak txirrindularitzan esperientzia gutxi du eta bere maila nahiko xumea da. Planifikazioen arteko desberdintasunak zeintzuk diren aztertu ostean, eta kirolariaren perfila aintzat hartuz, kirolari honentzat DBD zikloturista prestatzeko planifikaziorik egokiena, planifikazio tradizionala izan daiteke., [ES] El objetivo principal de este trabajo de fin de grado es comparar tres tipos de planificación/entrenamiento: tradicional, inverso y polarizado. Para ello, tras compararlos de una manera teórica, se lleva a cabo la comparación mediante una propuesta práctica. En esta propuesta, teniendo en cuenta los datos de un deportista ficticio, se han creado tres planificaciones diferentes de 16 semanas para preparar la prueba cicloturista Donostia Baiona Donostia. La planificación tradicional e inversa. tienen un parecido volumen, intensidad y carga total; cerca de 136 horas de volumen, alrededor de 2,35 U.A. de intensidad promedio y aproximadamente 19.300 ECOs de carga. La planificación polarizada, en cambio, tiene un volumen aproximado de 114 horas, un promedio de 2,62 U.A. de intensidad y 18.063 ECOs de carga total. El deportista ficticio elegido tiene poca experiencia en el ciclismo y su nivel es bastante modesto. Tras analizar las diferencias entre las tres planificaciones y teniendo en cuentas el perfil del deportista, se puede decir que la planificación tradicional puede ser la más apropiada para que este deportista prepare la prueba cicloturista DBD.

Horizontally loaded exercises have become very popular during the last years among strength and conditioning practitioners and coaches to enhance the performance of hip extensors. It has been shown that they are superior to the traditional standing free-weight exercises like squats or deadlifts in many aspects. The most famous exercise of this kind is the Barbell Hip Thrust, a close-kinetic chain exercise performed with a barbell to strengthen hip extensors. However, variations of the hip thrust have appeared, created by coaches to better suit their necessities, the most famous of them is the Loaded Glute Bridge. The aim of this paper is to analyze and compare the biomechanical differences existing between the barbell hip thrust, and the loaded glute bridge.

In professional road cyclists, the majority of overuse injuries affect the lower limbs and are mostly represented by contractures or muscle shortening, characterized by an increase of tone and stiffness and a variation of elasticity. Treatment and prevention of these specific conditions may include physical, supplementary, and pharmacologic support. The aim of this real-life study was to determine: first, the alterations of tone, stiffness, elasticity, and soreness of rectus femoris (RF) and biceps femoris (BF) in top class cyclists engaged in 3 multistage races, and second, whether any variable in the management of the athletes may affect the prevention and/or reduction of such alterations. Twenty-three professional cyclists competing in 3 international, cycling stage races were assessed. Athletes could receive, upon the approval of the medical staff, physical, dietary, and/or pharmacological management which could include treatments with topical over-the-counter myorelaxants to prevent and/or reduce muscle contractures. MyotonPro was used to daily measure tone, stiffness, and elasticity in RF and BF in relaxed and contracted state after every stage. In parallel, BF and RF soreness was also assessed with a Likert scale. All athletes received the same general massage management; none of them received dietary supplements; some of the athletes were treated with a topical myorelaxant thiocolchicoside (TCC 0.25%) foam 3 times daily. TCC was identified as the only variable able to affect these muscle parameters in the cyclists. Tone, stiffness (regardless of the state), and soreness significantly increased over time either in BF or RF in all athletes. In the group of athletes that used TCC (n=11; TCC+) the increase in tone, stiffness, and soreness was significantly lower than in the group not receiving TCC (n=12; No-TCC). Elasticity varied coherently with tone and stiffness. A very intense and protracted sport activity increases muscular tone, stiffness, and soreness ove

Tactical behavior could be affected by changes in small-sided game (SSG) formats. The aim of the present study was to analyze the influence of different pitch lengths during 7-a-side SSGs played by young football players. Fourteen male soccer players in each age group (13 and 14 years old, U13 and U14 teams) were divided in two teams of seven players who played four SSGs of 7 minutes, interspersed with 4 minutes of passive recovery. The only modification to the SSG format was pitch length: 60 m (SSG60), 50 m (SSG50), 40 m (SSG40), and 30 m (SSG30), while the width of the field was kept constant at 40 m. The variables used to characterize collective behavior were grouped in a) intra-team variables, namely, team length (L), team width (W), effective area of team play or convex hull (CH), and stretch index (SI); and b) inter-team variables, namely distance between centroids (DC), length of both teams (L2), width of both teams (W2), convex hull of both teams (CH2), and stretch index of both teams (SI2). Our results revealed different intra and inter-team behaviors according to SSG format and player age. L, CH, SI, DC, L2, CH2, and SI2 all increased with increasing pitch length, while W and W2 showed only minimal changes. The differences were greater in the U13 group, suggesting that younger players were more likely to vary their collective behavior in response to changes to pitch length, inter-task, particularly in the longer pitches (SSG50 and SSG60). Conversely, using the analysis of the entropy, greater unpredictability of tactical behavior was observed in the U14 group, intra-task, compared with the U13 group. Overall, the findings suggest that responses to task constraints, such as modifications to pitch length and accordingly relative area of play, are dependent on age (experience, skill) and this is something coaches should consider when designing SSGs to develop team tactics.

Lana, lasterketan oinaren mugimendua aldatzeko interbentzio programa bat izango da, non helburu nagusia ortesien eta fokalizazio edo propiozepzioaren eraginkortasuna neurtzea izango den, gorputzaren beheko atalen valgo deformazio angelua murrizteko.

Lan honetan triatleta baten lasterketa teknikak triatloi bateko lasterketa segmentuan lasterketa egoera normalarekiko izaten dituen aldaketak identifikatu dira, horretarako triatletaren lasterketa teknikaren azterketa zinematikoa burutuz.

Maximising power output during the initial acceleration phase of a bicycle motocross (BMX) race increases the chance to lead the group for the rest of the race. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of non-circular chainrings (Q-ring) on performance during the initial acceleration phase of a BMX race. Sixteen male cyclists (Spanish National BMX team) performed two counterbalanced and randomized initial sprints (3.95s), using Q-ring vs. circular chainring, on a BMX track. The sample was divided into two different groups according to their performance (Elite; n = 8 vs. Cadet; n = 8). Elite group covered a greater distance using Q-ring (+0.26 m, p = 0.02; D = 0.23), whilst the improvement for the Cadet (+0.04 m) was not significant (p = 0.87; D = -0.02). Also, there was no significant difference in power output for the Elite group, while the Cadet group revealed larger peak power with the circular chainring. Neither lactate level, nor heart rate showed significant differences due to the different chainring used. The non-circular chainring improved the initial acceleration capacity only in the Elite riders.

Purpose: It was recently demonstrated that musculoarticular (MA) stiffness is related to sprint cycling performance in nonfatigued conditions. This study examined whether relatively stiffer cyclists were more effective at sprinting under fatigued conditions, as occurs during endurance cycling competitions. Methods: MA stiffness of the quadriceps was assessed in 21 trained male cyclists (28.7 ± 9.5 yr, 1.74 ± 0.08 m, 67.5 ± 7.2 kg). Participants also performed a maximal 6-s sprint on a cycle ergometer to assess peak power output (POpeak), peak crank torque (CTpeak), and peak rate of crank torque development (RCTDpeak). A cycling fatigue protocol then required cyclists to pedal at 30%, 35%, and 40% of PO peak and sprint at the end of each stage. Surface EMG was recorded from vastus lateralis during each sprint and analyzed in the time domain as integrated EMG (iEMG) and in the frequency domain as instantaneous median frequency (MDF) adopting a continuous wavelet transform. Participants were then retested for MA stiffness. Results: MA stiffness (-12%) was significantly reduced after the cycling protocol. Further, POpeak, CT peak, RCTDpeak, and iEMG were reduced by 20%, 15%, 13%, and 20%, respectively, after the fatigue protocol (P < 0.05). When the cyclists were divided into relatively stiff (SG) and relatively compliant groups (CG), only SG exhibited significant decreases in MA stiffness, CT peak, RCTDpeak (P < 0.05), and instantaneous MDF (R = 0.705). Conclusions: Whereas neuromechanical parameters were generally reduced under conditions of fatigue, stiff and compliant cyclists were affected differently, with the sprint abilities of SG decreased to the level of CG. It seems important for endurance cyclists to incorporate training strategies to maintain MA stiffness during competition to offset declines in sprint performance.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the possible benefits of using a non-circular chain-wheel system QRing (Q) versus a conventional one (NQ) on the performance in the Bicycle Moto Cross (BMX) sprint cycling discipline. Fourteen riders belonging to the Spanish National Team performed a sprint test (3.95 s of duration, randomized and counterbalanced), from the starting gate ramp in a BMX track. The T-Test contrast analysis for related samples showed no statistically significant differences for the variables Average Speed (Vmean) and Time in 31m (T31m) between Q and NQ, when considering the group as a whole. However, when the analysis considered two groups separately: Experts vs Novice, we found significant differences for Q vs NQ within the Experts (Vmean: 5.91±0.03 vs.5.81±0.05 m/s; T31m: 3.21±0.02 vs 3.23 ± 0.02 s; P <0.05); what meant an improvement up to 40 cm in the distance covered within this first 3.95 seconds. Hence, our results suggest that the non-circular chain-wheel system Q-Ring improves sprint performance in BMX, provided the riders have a conditional level enough to ensure the capacity to develop the pedaling properly, despite of the strength needed., El objetivo de este estudio ha sido evaluar los efectos de un sistema de plato no circular de desarrollo variable Q-Ring (Q) frente a uno convencional (NQ) sobre el rendimiento en el sprint ciclista de Bicicleta de Moto Cross (BMX). Catorce deportistas pertenecientes a la Selección Nacional Española han realizado un test de sprint, desde la rampa de salida, en una pista de BMX (3.95 s de duración; orden randomizado y contrabalanceado). El análisis de contraste prueba T para muestras relacionadas no muestra diferencias estadísticamente significativas para las variables Velocidad media (Vmedia) y Tiempo en 31m (T31m) entre Q y NQ cuando considera al grupo en su conjunto. Sin embargo, al dividir la muestra entre deportistas Expertos y Noveles, encontramos diferencias a favor de Q respecto de NQ entre los Expertos (Vmedia: 5.91±0.03 vs 5.81±0.05 m/s; T31m: 3.21±0.02 vs 3.23±0.02 s; P < 0.05), diferencias que se traducen hasta en 40 cm de ganancia en los 3.95 primeros segundos de carrera. Estos resultados sugieren que el sistema Q mejora el rendimiento en el sprint de la especialidad ciclista BMX siempre que el deportista posea la capacidad de mover adecuadamente su desarrollo.

[EN] Background The aim of the present study was to compare the effects of active (AR) vs. passive recovery (PR) between two Wingate Anaerobic Tests (WAnT) on power output, blood lactate (BLa) and oxygen consumption (VO2) in a second WAnT. Methods Twelve well-trained cyclists underwent three experimental sessions. In the first session, they completed an incremental test for maximum oxygen consumption (V O2max) and lactate threshold determination. In the second and third sessions, cyclists completed, in random order, two WAnT tests separated by 30-min recovery intervals, during which they performed an AR at 70% of the V O2 at lactate threshold (V O2LT) or a PR. The cardiorespiratory, metabolic, and mechanical responses in the two recovery conditions were compared. Results No differences were found in the VO2-on kinetics between WAnT tests (p > 0.05). As expected, blood lactate kinetics showed a greater clearance (from the 7th to the 31st min, p < 0.001) during AR; however, no differences were found in peak BLa between conditions (p > 0.05). Mean and peak power, and total work were significantly higher in the second WAnT after AR (p < 0.001), while the power decline was also lower in this condition (p < 0.05). Conclusion The submaximal active recovery strategy used in the present study can induce an improvement in mechanical power and total work during a second WAnT. This suggests that AR of submaximal intensity can induce a post-activation performance enhancement when used during the recovery phase between maximal anaerobic efforts.