High Intensity Functional Training Hift | List of Frontiers open access articles

Original Research

Published on 14 Sep 2020

The Effects of High-intensity Functional Training (HIFT) on Spatial Learning, Visual Pattern Separation and Attention Span in Adolescents

in Learning and Memory

Tavor Ben-Zeev
Tamir Hirsh
Inbal Weiss
Michael Gornstein
Eitan Okun

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

doi 10.3389/fnbeh.2020.577390

19,691 views
30 citations

Original Research

Published on 05 Jan 2026

How does a simulated high-intensity functional training competition influence on stress, recovery and muscle power?

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Paulo Vitor de Souza Barboza
Stephany Fernandes da Rocha Rodrigues
Rodolfo André Dellagrana
Alberto Kruschewsky
Déborah de Araújo Farias
Mateus Rossato

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1734355

1,306 views

Clinical Trial

Published on 16 Mar 2026

Divergent effects of high-intensity functional training and moderate-intensity continuous training in adolescents with overweight/obesity: a randomized controlled trial on body composition, physical fitness, and psychological health

in Exercise Physiology

Junwei Liu
Yanlin Zhao
Meng Cao
Zhanglin Chen
Hui Zhou
Tong Ke
Yishan Chen
Changfa Tang

Frontiers in Physiology

doi 10.3389/fphys.2026.1756285

781 views

Original Research

Published on 03 Feb 2022

Comparison of Different Recovery Strategies After High-Intensity Functional Training: A Crossover Randomized Controlled Trial

in Exercise Physiology

Rafael Martínez-Gómez
Pedro L. Valenzuela
Alejandro Lucia
David Barranco-Gil

Frontiers in Physiology

doi 10.3389/fphys.2022.819588

20,415 views
12 citations

Original Research

Accepted on 04 May 2026

Block Periodization vs. Traditional Periodization in High-Intensity Functional Training: A Randomized Crossover Study

in Exercise Physiology

Florian Micke
Julius Huelle
Gommaar D'Hulst
Eduard Isenmann
Stephan Geisler
Steffen Held

Frontiers in Physiology

234 views

Original Research

Published on 04 Feb 2026

Metabolic and perceived effort responses following acute multi-ingredient pre-workout supplementation prior to high-intensity functional training workouts

in Sport and Exercise Nutrition

Gerald T. Mangine
W. Wil King
James W. Henley
Ashley Hines
Kristyn C. McGeehan
Jacob D. Fanno
Tiffany A. Esmat
John R. McLester
Jacob L. Grazer

Frontiers in Nutrition

doi 10.3389/fnut.2026.1741204

1,656 views

Original Research

Published on 27 May 2022

Relationships Between Body Composition and Performance in the High-Intensity Functional Training Workout “Fran” are Modulated by Competition Class and Percentile Rank

in Exercise Physiology

Gerald T. Mangine
Jacob M. McDougle
Yuri Feito

Frontiers in Physiology

doi 10.3389/fphys.2022.893771

6,917 views
14 citations

Original Research

Published on 28 Jul 2023

Supplementation with spinach-derived thylakoid augments the benefits of high intensity training on adipokines, insulin resistance and lipid profiles in males with obesity

in Obesity

Ayoub Saeidi
Mohammad Amin Saei
Behnam Mohammadi
Hamid Reza Akbarzadeh Zarei
Morvarid Vafaei
Amir Shayan Mohammadi
Masoumeh Barati
Mona Montazer
Omid Razi
Maisa Hamed Al Kiyumi

Frontiers in Endocrinology

doi 10.3389/fendo.2023.1141796

9,381 views
22 citations

Clinical Trial

Published on 01 Oct 2025

Impact of using supplemented thylakoids derived from spinach for 12 weeks of high-intensity functional training on adipo-myokines in obese males

in Sport and Exercise Nutrition

Asieh Abbassi-Daloii
Maha Hoteit
Zahra Sadek
Mahboubeh Khak-Rand
Akbar Ramezani
Zhaleh Pashaei
Mahsa Afshar
Kurt A. Escobar
Rashmi Supriya
Ayoub Saeidi

Frontiers in Nutrition

doi 10.3389/fnut.2025.1513681

2,633 views
1 citation

Articles

The Effects of High-intensity Functional Training (HIFT) on Spatial Learning, Visual Pattern Separation and Attention Span in Adolescents

How does a simulated high-intensity functional training competition influence on stress, recovery and muscle power?

Divergent effects of high-intensity functional training and moderate-intensity continuous training in adolescents with overweight/obesity: a randomized controlled trial on body composition, physical fitness, and psychological health

Comparison of Different Recovery Strategies After High-Intensity Functional Training: A Crossover Randomized Controlled Trial

Block Periodization vs. Traditional Periodization in High-Intensity Functional Training: A Randomized Crossover Study

Metabolic and perceived effort responses following acute multi-ingredient pre-workout supplementation prior to high-intensity functional training workouts

Relationships Between Body Composition and Performance in the High-Intensity Functional Training Workout “Fran” are Modulated by Competition Class and Percentile Rank

Supplementation with spinach-derived thylakoid augments the benefits of high intensity training on adipokines, insulin resistance and lipid profiles in males with obesity

Impact of using supplemented thylakoids derived from spinach for 12 weeks of high-intensity functional training on adipo-myokines in obese males

Impact of using supplemented thylakoids derived from spinach for 12 weeks of high-intensity functional training on adipo-myokines in obese males