This study examined the effects of a 6-week repeated
sprint training on redox-based homeostasis and their association with muscle
damage. Fifteen male physical education students (aged 20.0±1.0 years; body
weight 77.7±6.0 kg; height 181.0±4.4 cm; %body fat 8.7±3.0 %), familiar with
intermittent activities, volunteered to participate in the study. Experimental
training program consisted of 2-3 sets of 6-10 straight-line or shuttle 20-m
repeated sprints with departures every 25 seconds and a 2-minute inter-set
passive recovery. The training intervention lasted six weeks during which 18
training sessions were performed. The levels were measured of the following: 15-F2t-isoprostanes
in plasma and 24-hour urine; superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase and
glutathione reductase in erythrocytes; uric acid and creatine kinase in serum after