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Relationship between effort sense and ventilatory response to intense exercise performed with reduced muscle glycogen

Authors: Ryo Yamanaka, Takahiro Yunoki, Takuma Arimitsu, Chang-shun Lian, Afroundeh Roghayyeh, Ryouta Matsuura, Tokuo Yano

Published in: European Journal of Applied Physiology | Issue 6/2012

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to examine the effects of muscle glycogen reduction on surface electromyogram (EMG) activity and effort sense and ventilatory responses to intense exercise (IE). Eight subjects performed an IE test in which IE [100–105% of peak O₂ uptake (\( \dot{V}{\text{O}}_{{2{\text{peak}}}} \)), 2 min] was repeated three times (IE_1st, IE_2nd and IE_3rd) at 100–120-min intervals. Each interval consisted of 20-min passive recovery, 40-min submaximal exercise at ventilatory threshold intensity (51.5 ± 2.7% of \( \dot{V}{\text{O}}_{{2{\text{peak}}}} \)), and a further resting recovery for 40–60 min. Blood pH during IE and subsequent 20-min recovery was significantly higher in the IE_3rd than in the IE_1st (P < 0.05). Effort sense of legs during IE was significantly higher in the IE_3rd than in the IE_1st and IE_2nd. Integrated EMG (IEMG) measured in the vastus lateralis during IE was significantly lower in the IE_3rd than in the IE_1st. In contrast, mean power frequency of the EMG was significantly higher in the IE_2nd and the IE_3rd than in the IE_1st. Ventilation (\( \dot{V}{\text{E}} \)) in the IE_3rd was significantly higher than that in the IE_1st during IE and the first 60 s after the end of IE. These results suggest that ventilatory response to IE is independent of metabolic acidosis and at least partly associated with effort sense elicited by recruitment of type II fibers.

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Title: Relationship between effort sense and ventilatory response to intense exercise performed with reduced muscle glycogen
Authors: Ryo Yamanaka
Takahiro Yunoki
Takuma Arimitsu
Chang-shun Lian
Afroundeh Roghayyeh
Ryouta Matsuura
Tokuo Yano
Publication date: 01-06-2012
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: European Journal of Applied Physiology / Issue 6/2012
Print ISSN: 1439-6319
Electronic ISSN: 1439-6327
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-011-2190-y

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Relationship between effort sense and ventilatory response to intense exercise performed with reduced muscle glycogen

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