The effects of intermittent environmental heat stress on acute resistance exercise outcomes in elite strength and power athletes

This thesis is a study of how environmental heating affects elite strength and power athletes in resistance exercise sessions. It examines how different combinations of temperature, modes of heating, and different exercises may result in different outcomes in muscular performance, hormone responses, athlete perceptions, and bodily responses. It is shown that intermittent heating at 32 °C may enhance squat exercise outcomes, with important implications for selecting environments to optimise outcomes from a resistance exercise session