Exercise performance is regulated during repeated sprints to limit the development of peripheral fatigue beyond a critical threshold
Exercise performance is regulated during repeated sprints to limit the development of peripheral fatigue beyond a critical threshold
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DOI:
10.1113/expphysiol.2014.077974
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发表时间:
2014-07-01
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2.7
通讯作者:
Blain, Gregory M.
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作者:
Hureau, Thomas J.;Olivier, Nicolas;Blain, Gregory M.
We hypothesized that exercise performance is adjusted during repeated sprints in order not to surpass a critical threshold of peripheral fatigue. Twelve men randomly performed three experimental sessions on different days, i.e. one single 10 s all-out sprint and two trials of 10 x 10 s all-out sprints with 30 s of passive recovery in between. One trial was performed in the unfatigued state (CTRL) and one following electrically induced quadriceps muscle fatigue (FTNMES). Peripheral fatigue was quantified by comparing pre-with postexercise changes in potentiated quadriceps twitch force (Delta Q(tw-pot)) evoked by supramaximal magnetic stimulation of the femoral nerve. Central fatigue was estimated by comparing pre-with postexercise voluntary activation of quadriceps motor units. The root mean square (RMS) of the vastus lateralis and vastus medialis EMG normalized to maximal M-wave amplitude (RMS.M-max(-1)) was also calculated during sprints. Compared with CTRL condition, pre-existing quadriceps muscle fatigue in FTNMES (Delta Q(tw-pot) = -29 +/- 4%) resulted in a significant (P < 0.05) reduction in power output (-4.0 +/- 0.9%) associated with a reduction in RMS. M-max(-1). However, Delta Q(tw-pot) postsprints decreased by 51% in both conditions, indicating that the level of peripheral fatigue was identical and independent of the degree of pre-existing fatigue. Our findings show that power output and cycling EMG are adjusted during exercise in order to limit the development of peripheral fatigue beyond a constant threshold. We hypothesize that the contribution of peripheral fatigue to exercise limitation involves a reduction in central motor drive in addition to the impairment in muscular function.