The 'sensory tolerance limit': A hypothetical construct determining exercise performance?
The 'sensory tolerance limit': A hypothetical construct determining exercise performance?
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DOI:
10.1080/17461391.2016.1252428
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发表时间:
2018-02
影响因子:
3.2
通讯作者:
Amann M
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作者:
Hureau TJ;Romer LM;Amann M
Neuromuscular fatigue compromises exercise performance and is determined by central and peripheral mechanisms. Interactions between the two components of fatigue can occur via neural pathways, including feedback and feedforward processes. This brief review discusses the influence of feedback and feedforward mechanisms on exercise limitation. In terms of feedback mechanisms, particular attention is given to group III/IV sensory neurons which link limb muscle with the central nervous system. Central corollary discharge, a copy of the neural drive from the brain to the working muscles, provides a signal from the motor system to sensory systems and is considered a feedforward mechanism that might influence fatigue and consequently exercise performance. We highlight recent findings from studies focusing on fatigue-related feedback and feedforward mechanisms and discuss their relevance for the previously proposed hypotheses that a ‘critical threshold of peripheral fatigue’ and/or a ‘sensory tolerance limit’ may regulate neuromuscular fatigue and ultimately exercise performance. The concept of a ‘critical threshold of peripheral fatigue’ is based on the idea that a negative feedback loop operates to protect the exercising limb muscle from severe threats to muscle homeostasis during whole-body exercise. The concept of a ‘sensory tolerance limit’ can be viewed as a more global negative feedback loop suggesting that the sum of all feedback and feedforward signals is processed within the central nervous system which ultimately regulates the intensity of exercise to ensure that voluntary activity remains tolerable.