- 著者
- Alejandro Lucía Jesús Hoyos Javier Pardo José L. Chicharro
- 出版者
- 日本生理学会
- 雑誌
- The Japanese Journal of Physiology (ISSN:0021521X)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.50, no.3, pp.381-388, 2000 (Released:2004-06-22)
- 参考文献数
- 32
- 被引用文献数
- 32 59
The aim of this longitudinal study was to analyze the changes in several metabolic and neuromuscular variables in response to endurance training during three defined periods of a full sports season (rest, precompetition and competition). The study population was formed by thirteen professional cyclists (age ± SEM: 24 ± 1 years; mean V(dot)o2 max ~74 ml·kg−1·min−1). In each testing session, subjects performed a ramp test until exhaustion on a cycle ergometer (workload increases of 25 W·min−1). The following variables were recorded every 100 W until the tests: oxygen consumption (V˙O2 in l·min−1), respiratory exchange ratio (RER in V(dot)co2·V˙O2−1) and blood lactate, pH and bicarbonate concentration [HCO3−]. Surface electromyography (EMG) recordings were also obtained from the vastus lateralis to determine the variables: root mean square voltage (rms-EMG) and mean power frequency (MPF). RER and lactate values both showed a decrease (p < 0.05) throughout the season at exercise intensities corresponding to submaximal workloads. In contrast, no significant differences were found in mean pH or [HCO3−]. Finally, rms-EMG tended to increase during the season, with significant differences (p < 0.05) observed mainly between the competition and rest periods at most workloads. In contrast, precompetition MPF values increased (p < 0.05) with respect to resting values at most submaximal workloads but fell (p < 0.05) during the competition period. Our findings suggest that endurance conditioning induces the following general adaptations in elite athletes: (1) lower circulating lactate and increased reliance on aerobic metabolism at a given submaximal intensity, and possibly (2) an enhanced recruitment of motor units in active muscles, as suggested by rms-EMG data.
- 著者
- Alejandro Lucía Alfredo Carvajal Margarita Pérez Araceli Boraita Luis Serratosa José L. Chicharro
- 出版者
- 日本生理学会
- 雑誌
- The Japanese Journal of Physiology (ISSN:0021521X)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.50, no.1, pp.155-158, 2000 (Released:2004-06-22)
- 参考文献数
- 15
- 被引用文献数
- 1 4
We analyzed the kinetics of heart rate (HR) response during incremental treadmill exercise in thirteen master runners (62 ± 1 yr). The HR/running speed (HR/S) relationship showed the existence of a point of downward deflection (HRd) in only ~31% of the subjects. Resting echocardiographic evaluations showed similar heart dimensions in all of the subjects. In conclusion, HR does not seem to show a curvilinear response (downward deflection) in most aged athletes.