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Alternatively, some HIFT workouts can be performed with prescribed rest intervals (e.g., \u201cevery minute on the minute\u201d [EMOM]) that may have significant effects on physiological responses.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Purpose<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To compare the physiological responses between two different HIFT workouts (EMOM and RFT) that were matched for total work volume (TWV).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Twelve trained individuals (six males and six females) performed two HIFT protocols, EMOM and RFT. Both the EMOM and RFT included five rounds of five power cleans, eight kipping pull-ups, six dumbbell thrusters, and ten burpees performed in this order. Measurements of heart rate (HR), oxygen consumption (VO\n                      <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                      ), rating of perceived exertion (RPE) (1\u201310 scale), blood lactate (BLA), creatine kinase (CK), excess post-exercise oxygen consumption (EPOC), and muscle oxygen saturation (SmO\n                      <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                      ) were performed.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Time domains were significantly different for the EMOM and RFT workouts (20 vs. 12\u00a0min \u00b1 3\u00a0min,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt; 0.00). There were significant differences between the EMOM and RFT for HR (153 \u00b1 19\u00a0bpm vs. 171 \u00b1 12 bpm,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt; 0.01), VO\n                      <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                      (30.8 \u00b1 3\u00a0mL\/kg\/min vs. 38.1 \u00b1 5\u00a0mL\/kg\/min,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt; 0.00), RPE (4 \u00b1 1 vs. 7 \u00b1 1,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt; 0.00), and EPOC-AUC (3.5 \u00b1 1.2 mL\/kg\/min vs. 5.0 \u00b1 1.3\u00a0mL\/kg\/min,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt; 0.00); however, there were no significant differences in mean SmO\n                      <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                      (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.44). An interaction effect revealed that BLA was lower for the EMOM (6.5 \u00b1 2.7\u00a0mmol\/L) than the RFT (11.2 \u00b1 2.1\u00a0mmol\/L) post-exercise (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt; 0.00). Conversely, there was no interaction effect for CK (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt; 0.16), yet a significant increase was observed from pre- to post-exercise for both the EMOM and the RFT (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt; 0.01).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The RFT induced greater physiological stress than the EMOM, indicating that prescribed rest intervals significantly affect the metabolic, cardiovascular, and perceptual responses during high-intensity functional exercise. 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