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Naito T, Saito T, Muraishi K, Takahashi H. Comparison of the effects of high and low levels of solar radiations on exercise capacity in hot outdoor environments. J Sports Med Phys Fitness 2023; 63:42-52. [PMID: 35415996 DOI: 10.23736/s0022-4707.22.13627-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND High solar radiation from the sun in the heat outdoor may be impaired exercise capacity. This study aimed to compare the effects of different levels of solar radiation on exercise capacity and evaluate skin temperature responses in the heat. METHODS Seven male participants performed cycling exercise at 60% of their maximal oxygen uptake until volitional exhaustion in hot outdoor environments (approximately 33-35°C, 40-50% relative humidity) under both clear sky (high solar radiation trial: 1062±50 W/m2) and under thick clouds (low solar radiation trial: 438±52 W/m2). RESULTS The time to exhaustion of the participants was shorter in the high solar radiation trial (32.0±12.4 min) than in the low solar radiation trial (39.2±18.0 min: P=0.045). Mean skin temperature was significantly higher in the high solar radiation trial than that in the low solar radiation trial (P<0.05); however, the rectal temperature did not differ significantly between the two trials. The high solar radiation trial had narrower core-to-skin temperature gradient, greater the body heat gain from the sun, and higher rating of perceived exertion than the low solar radiation trial. CONCLUSIONS These results indicate that high solar radiation during outdoor exercise in the heat causes a greater increase in skin temperature and body heat gain from the sun than low solar radiation and consequently impairs exercise capacity.
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- Takashi Naito
- Faculty of Law, Hokkai-Gakuen University, Hokkaido, Japan - .,Japan Institute of Sports Sciences, Tokyo, Japan -
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- Japan Institute of Sports Sciences, Tokyo, Japan.,Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Tottori, Japan
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- Japan Sport Council, Tokyo, Japan.,Graduate School of Community and Human Services, Rikkyo University, Saitama, Japan.,Faculty of Economics, Kanto Gakuen University, Gunma, Japan
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- Japan Institute of Sports Sciences, Tokyo, Japan.,Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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Miyamoto T, Nishiwaki E, Uho T, Mizutani R, Miyamae N, Yamada E. Effect of pedaling cadence on serum levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor during ergometric exercise in healthy adults. SPORT SCIENCES FOR HEALTH 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s11332-020-00706-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Wingo JE, Stone T, Ng J. Cardiovascular Drift and Maximal Oxygen Uptake during Running and Cycling in the Heat. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2021; 52:1924-1932. [PMID: 32102057 DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000002324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Greater cardiovascular (CV) drift occurs during cycling compared to running in temperate conditions. CV drift also corresponds to proportional reductions in maximal oxygen uptake (V˙O2max) during heat stress. Whether exercise mode differentially affects CV drift-and accompanying declines in V˙O2max-during heat stress is uncertain. The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that a greater magnitude of CV drift, accompanied by a greater decrement in V˙O2max, occurs during cycling compared to running in hot conditions. METHODS 7 active men (mean ± SD; age = 25 ± 6 yr, percent body fat = 11.9% ± 2.4%) completed a control graded exercise test (GXT) on a cycle ergometer and treadmill. Then on separate, counterbalanced occasions they completed 15 or 45 min of cycling or running at 60% V˙O2max in 35°C, immediately followed by a GXT to measure V˙O2max (4 trials total). The separate 15- and 45-min trials were designed to measure CV drift and V˙O2max over the same time interval. RESULTS Heart rate increased 19% and 17% and stroke volume decreased 20% and 15% between 15 and 45 min during running and cycling, respectively, but modes were not different (all P > 0.05). Despite a 1.8°C larger core-to-skin thermal gradient during running, decrements in V˙O2peak were not different between exercise modes (95% CI for difference in change scores between 15 and 45 min: -0.2, 0.3). CONCLUSIONS CV strain (indexed as CV drift) during prolonged exercise in the heat corresponds to reduced V˙O2max, irrespective of exercise mode or the thermal gradient. As such, the upward drift in heart rate associated with CV drift reflects increased relative metabolic intensity (%V˙O2max) during prolonged cycling or running in the heat.
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- Jonathan E Wingo
- Department of Kinesiology, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
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Effects of 3-Week Work-Matched High-Intensity Intermittent Cycling Training with Different Cadences on VO 2max in University Athletes. Sports (Basel) 2018; 6:sports6040107. [PMID: 30274265 PMCID: PMC6315721 DOI: 10.3390/sports6040107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2018] [Revised: 09/23/2018] [Accepted: 09/28/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The aim of this study is to clarify the effects of 3-week work-matched high-intensity intermittent cycling training (HIICT) with different cadences on the VO2max of university athletes. Eighteen university athletes performed HIICT with either 60 rpm (n = 9) or 120 rpm (n = 9). The HIICT consisted of eight sets of 20 s exercise with a 10 s passive rest between each set. The initial training intensity was set at 135% of VO2max and was decreased by 5% every two sets. Athletes in both groups performed nine sessions of HIICT during a 3-week period. The total workload and achievement rate of the workload calculated before experiments in each group were used for analysis. VO2max was measured pre- and post-training. After 3 weeks of training, no significant differences in the total workload and the achievement rate of the workload were found between the two groups. VO2max similarly increased in both groups from pre- to post-training (p = 0.016), with no significant differences between the groups (p = 0.680). These results suggest that cadence during HIICT is not a training variable affecting the effect of VO2max.
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Isacco L, Ritter O, Tordi N, Laroche D, Degano B, Bouhaddi M, Rakobowchuk M, Mourot L. Similar substrate oxidation rates in concentric and eccentric cycling matched for aerobic power output. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 2016; 41:1204-1207. [DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2016-0107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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This study investigated substrate oxidation in concentric and eccentric cycling matched for aerobic power output in the postprandial state. Energy expenditure, respiratory exchange ratio, and fat and carbohydrate oxidation rates were measured at rest and after 15, 30, and 45 min of eccentric and concentric cycling in 12 men. Absolute and relative aerobic power output and energy expenditure were similar during concentric and eccentric exercise. No effect of exercise modality was observed for substrate metabolism.
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- Laurie Isacco
- EA 3920 and Exercise Performance Health Innovation Platform, Franche-Comté University, 25000 Besançon, France
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- EA 4267 and Exercise Performance Health Innovation Platform, Franche-Comté University, 25000 Besançon, France
- Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Centre of Franche-Comté, 25770 Franois, France
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- EA 4267 and Exercise Performance Health Innovation Platform, Franche-Comté University, 25000 Besançon, France
- Inserm CIC-CIT 808, Regional University Hospital of Besançon, 25000 Besançon, France
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- Inserm CIC-P 803, Technologic Investigation Platform, University Hospital of Dijon, 21079 Dijon, France
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- EA 3920 and Exercise Performance Health Innovation Platform, Franche-Comté University, 25000 Besançon, France
- Physiology–Functional Explorations, Regional University Hospital of Besançon, 25000 Besançon, France
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- EA 3920 and Exercise Performance Health Innovation Platform, Franche-Comté University, 25000 Besançon, France
- Physiology–Functional Explorations, Regional University Hospital of Besançon, 25000 Besançon, France
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- Faculty of Science, Department of Biological Sciences, Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, BC V2C 0C8, Canada
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- EA 3920 and Exercise Performance Health Innovation Platform, Franche-Comté University, 25000 Besançon, France
- Inserm CIC-CIT 808, Regional University Hospital of Besançon, 25000 Besançon, France
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Effects of 2 weeks of low-intensity cycle training with different pedaling rates on the work rate at lactate threshold. Eur J Appl Physiol 2014; 115:1005-13. [PMID: 25542416 DOI: 10.1007/s00421-014-3081-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2014] [Accepted: 12/11/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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PURPOSE This study examined (1) the effects of a single bout of exercise at different pedaling rates on physiological responses, pedal force, and muscle oxygenation, and (2) the effects of 2 weeks of training with different pedaling rates on work rate at lactate threshold (WorkLT). METHODS Sixteen healthy men participated in the study. An incremental exercise test involving pedaling a cycling ergometer at 50 rpm was conducted to assess maximal oxygen consumption and WorkLT. The participants performed constant workload, submaximal exercise tests at WorkLT intensity with three different pedaling rates (35, 50, and 75 rpm). Oxygen consumption ([Formula: see text]O2), blood pressure, heart rate (HR), blood lactate, and pedal force were measured and oxy-hemoglobin/myoglobin concentration (OxyHb/Mb) at vastus lateralis was monitored by near-infrared spectroscopy during exercise. The participants were then randomly assigned to cycling exercise training at WorkLT in either the low or high frequency pedaling rate (LFTr, 35 rpm or HFTr, 75 rpm) group. Each 60-min training session was performed five times/week. RESULTS Despite maintaining the same work rate, [Formula: see text]O2 and HR were significantly lower at 35 than 75 rpm. Conversely, integrated pedal force was significantly higher at 35 than 75 rpm. Peripheral OxyHb/Mb was significantly lower at 35 than 75 rpm. After 2 weeks of training, WorkLT normalized to body mass significantly increased in the LFTr, but not the HFTr group. CONCLUSIONS Pedaling rate and the corresponding pedal force and peripheral oxygenation during cycling exercise influence the effect of training at LT on WorkLT.
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Effects of muscle-damaging exercise on physiological, metabolic, and perceptual responses during two modes of endurance exercise. J Exerc Sci Fit 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jesf.2012.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Burt DG, Twist C. The Effects of Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage on Cycling Time-Trial Performance. J Strength Cond Res 2011; 25:2185-92. [DOI: 10.1519/jsc.0b013e3181e86148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The limit to exercise tolerance in humans: mind over muscle? Eur J Appl Physiol 2010; 109:763-70. [PMID: 20221773 DOI: 10.1007/s00421-010-1418-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 210] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/21/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Hug F, Dorel S. Electromyographic analysis of pedaling: a review. J Electromyogr Kinesiol 2008; 19:182-98. [PMID: 18093842 DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2007.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 172] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2007] [Revised: 10/30/2007] [Accepted: 10/30/2007] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Although pedaling is constrained by the circular trajectory of the pedals, it is not a simple movement. This review attempts to provide an overview of the pedaling technique using an electromyographic (EMG) approach. Literature concerning the electromyographic analysis of pedaling is reviewed in an effort to make a synthesis of the available information, and to point out its relevance for researchers, clinicians and/or cycling/triathlon trainers. The first part of the review depicts methodological aspects of the EMG signal recording and processing. We show how the pattern of muscle activation during pedaling can be analyzed in terms of muscle activity level and muscle activation timing. Muscle activity level is generally quantified with root mean square or integrated EMG values. Muscle activation timing is studied by defining EMG signal onset and offset times that identify the duration of EMG bursts and, more recently, by the determination of a lag time maximizing the cross-correlation coefficient. In the second part of the review, we describe whether the patterns of the lower limb muscles activity are influenced by numerous factors affecting pedaling such as power output, pedaling rate, body position, shoe-pedal interface, training status and fatigue. Some research perspectives linked to pedaling performance are discussed throughout the manuscript and in the conclusion.
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- François Hug
- University of Nantes, Nantes Atlantic Universities, Laboratory Motricity, Interactions, Performance (JE 2438), F-44000 Nantes, France.
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Smith PM, Doherty M, Price MJ. The effect of crank rate strategy on peak aerobic power and peak physiological responses during arm crank ergometry. J Sports Sci 2007; 25:711-8. [PMID: 17454538 DOI: 10.1080/02640410600831955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The main aim of this study was to determine whether the use of an imposed or freely chosen crank rate would influence submaximal and peak physiological responses during arm crank ergometry. Fifteen physically active men participated in the study. Their mean age, height, and body mass were 25.9 (s = 6.2) years, 1.80 (s = 0.10) m, and 78.4 (s = 6.1) kg, respectively. The participants performed two incremental peak oxygen consumption (VO(2peak)) tests using an electronically braked ergometer. One test was performed using an imposed crank rate of 80 rev x min(-1), whereas in the other the participants used spontaneously chosen crank rates. The order in which the tests were performed was randomized, and they were separated by at least 2 days. Respiratory data were collected using an on-line gas analysis system, and fingertip capillary blood samples ( approximately 20 microl) were collected for the determination of blood lactate concentration. Heart rate was also recorded throughout the tests. Time to exhaustion was measured and peak aerobic power calculated. Submaximal data were analysed using separate two-way repeated-measures analyses of variance, while differences in peak values were analysed using separate paired t-tests. Variations in spontaneously chosen crank rate were assessed using a one-way analysis of variance with repeated measures. Agreement between the crank rate strategies for the assessment of peak values was examined by calculating intra-class correlation coefficients (ICC) and 95% limits of agreement (95% LoA). While considerable between-participant variations in spontaneously chosen crank rate were observed, the mean value was not different (P > 0.05) from the imposed crank rate of 80 rev x min(-1) at any point. No differences (P > 0.05) were observed for submaximal data between crank strategies. Furthermore, mean peak minute power [158 (s = 20) vs. 158 (s = 18) W], time to exhaustion [739 (s = 118) vs. 727 (s = 111) s], and VO(2peak)[3.09 (s = 0.38) vs. 3.04 (s = 0.34) l x min(-1)] were similar for the imposed and spontaneously chosen crank rates, respectively. However, the agreement for the assessment of VO(2peak) (ICC = 0.78; 95% LoA = 0.04 +/- 0.50 l x min(-1)) between the cranking strategies was considered unacceptable. Our results suggest that either an imposed or spontaneously chosen crank rate strategy can be used to examine physiological responses during arm crank ergometry, although it is recommended that the two crank strategies should not be used interchangeably.
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- Paul M Smith
- Centre for Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Greenwich, Chatham, Kent, UK.
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Smith PM, McCrindle E, Doherty M, Price MJ, Jones AM. Influence of crank rate on the slow component of pulmonary O2 uptake during heavy arm-crank exercise. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 2006; 31:292-301. [PMID: 16770358 DOI: 10.1139/h05-039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The principal aim of this study was to examine the influence of variations in crank rate on the slow component of the pulmonary oxygen uptake ([Formula: see text]O2) response to heavy-intensity arm-crank ergometry (ACE). We hypothesized that, for the same external work rate, a higher crank rate would elicit a greater amplitude of the [Formula: see text]O2 "slow component". Eleven healthy males (mean (± SD) age, 25 (±6) y; body mass, 89.1 (±10.7) kg; ACE [Formula: see text]O2 peak, 3.36 (±0.47) L·min-1) volunteered to participate. The subjects initially completed an incremental exercise test for the determination of [Formula: see text]O2 peak and peak power on an electrically braked arm ergometer. Subsequently, they completed "step" transitions from an unloaded baseline to a work rate requiring 70% of peak power: 2 at a crank rate of 50 r·min-1 (LO) and 2 at a crank rate of 90 r·min-1 (HI). Pulmonary gas exchange was measured on a breath-by-breath basis and [Formula: see text]O2 kinetics were evaluated from the mean response to each condition using non-linear regression techniques. In contradiction to our hypothesis, the [Formula: see text]O2 slow component was significantly greater at 50 r·min-1 than at 90 r·min-1 (LO: 0.60 ± 0.30 vs. HI: 0.47 ± 0.21 L·min-1; p < 0.05). The mean value for the localized rating of perceived exertion was also higher at 50 r·min-1 than at 90 r·min-1 (LO: 16.7 ± 1.4 vs. HI: 15.2 ± 1.3; p < 0.05), but there was no significant difference in end-exercise blood lactate concentration. It is possible that differences in muscle tension development and blood flow resulted in a greater contribution of "low-efficiency" type II muscle fibres to force production at the lower crank rate in ACE, and that this was linked to the greater [Formula: see text]O2 slow component. However, other factors such as greater isometric contraction of the muscles of the trunk and legs at the lower crank rate might also be implicated.Key words: O2 kinetics, [Formula: see text]O2 slow component, fibre recruitment, oxygen uptake.
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- Paul M Smith
- Centre for Sport and Exercise Science, University of Greenwich, Chatham, UK.
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Hayashi N, Koba S, Yoshida T. The effect of muscle contraction velocity on cardiorespiratory responses to repetitive isokinetic exercise in humans. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 53:327-33. [PMID: 14975178 DOI: 10.2170/jjphysiol.53.327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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We investigated the effect of muscle contraction velocity on cardiorespiratory responses during exercise. Eight males (23 +/- 2 years, 175 +/- 5 cm, 64 +/- 6 kg, mean +/- SD) performed 3-min repetitive one-leg extension exercises at various angular velocities (30, 60, 120, and 240 deg/s) with a controlled relaxation interval, relatively constant (duty cycle = 1:1, A trial) and absolutely constant (relaxation time = 0.75 s, B trial) at a total work of 2,100-2,400 J in an isokinetic mode, using a Cybex II dynamometer. We measured heart rate (HR), mean blood pressure (MAP), minute ventilation (Vdot;E), and oxygen uptake (Vdot;O(2)) during the exercise. The angular velocity significantly affected the increase in HR, MAP, Vdot;E, and Vdot;O(2) at the end of exercise from resting in both A and B trials (e.g., MAP: 12 +/- 2, 10 +/- 2, 11 +/- 2, and 18 +/- 2 mmHg in the A trial). The result suggests that muscle contraction velocity affects cardiorespiratory responses during repetitive isokinetic exercise.
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- Naoyuki Hayashi
- School of Health and Sport Sciences and Graduate School of Engineering Sciences, Osaka University, Toyonaka, 560-0043 Japan.
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- Jurgen Schnermann
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases/NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
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Stokes KA, Nevill ME, Hall GM, Lakomy HKA. Growth hormone responses to repeated maximal cycle ergometer exercise at different pedaling rates. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2002; 92:602-8. [PMID: 11796670 DOI: 10.1152/jappl.2002.92.2.602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The present study examined the growth hormone (GH) response to repeated bouts of maximal sprint cycling and the effect of cycling at different pedaling rates on postexercise serum GH concentrations. Ten male subjects completed two 30-s sprints, separated by 1 h of passive recovery on two occasions, against an applied resistance equal to 7.5% (fast trial) and 10% (slow trial) of their body mass, respectively. Blood samples were obtained at rest, between the two sprints, and for 1 h after the second sprint. Peak and mean pedal revolutions were greater in the fast than the slow trial, but there were no differences in peak or mean power output. Blood lactate and blood pH responses did not differ between trials or sprints. The first sprint in each trial elicited a serum GH response (fast: 40.8 +/- 8.2 mU/l, slow: 20.8 +/- 6.1 mU/l), and serum GH was still elevated 60 min after the first sprint. The second sprint in each trial did not elicit a serum GH response (sprint 1 vs. sprint 2, P < 0.05). There was a trend for serum GH concentrations to be greater in the fast trial (mean GH area under the curve after sprint 1 vs. after sprint 2: 1,697 +/- 367 vs. 933 +/- 306 min x mU(-1) x l(-1); P = 0.05). Repeated sprint cycling results in an attenuation of the GH response.
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- K A Stokes
- Department of Physical Education, Sports Science and Recreation Management, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 3TU, United Kingdom
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