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Muscle Ischemic Preconditioning does not Improve Performance during Self-Paced Exercise.
- Source :
- International Journal of Sports Medicine; Jan2015, Vol. 36 Issue 1, p9-15, 7p, 2 Charts, 3 Graphs
- Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- Muscle ischemic preconditioning (IP) has been found to improve exercise performance in laboratory tests. This investigation aims at verifying whether performance is improved by IP during self-paced exercise (SPE) in the field. 11 well-trained male runners performed 3 randomly assigned 5 000 m self-paced running tests on an outdoor track. One was the reference (RT) test, while the others were performed following muscle IP (IPT) and a control sham test (ST). Average speeds were measured during each test. Mean values in oxygen uptake VO<subscript>2</subscript>, aerobic energy cost (AEC) during race and post-race blood lactate (BLa) were gathered. Data showed that none of the studied variables were affected by IPT or ST with respect to the RT test. Average speeds were 4.63±0.31, 4.62±0.31 and 4.60±0.25 m•s<superscript>-1</superscript> for the RT, the ST and the IPT tests, respectively. Moreover, there was no difference among tests in speed reached during each lap. VO<subscript>2</subscript> was 3.5±0.69, 3.74±0.85 and 3.62±1.19 l•min<superscript>-1</superscript>. AEC was 1.04±0.15, 1.08±0.1 and 1.09±0.15 kcal•kg<superscript>-1</superscript>•km<superscript>-1</superscript>. Finally, post-race BLa levels reached 12.85±3.54, 11.88±4.74 and 12.82±3.6 mmol•l<superscript>-1</superscript>. These findings indicate that performance during SPE is not ameliorated by ischemic preconditioning, thereby indicating that IP is not suitable as an ergogenic aid. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01724622
- Volume :
- 36
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- International Journal of Sports Medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 101118251
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1055/S-0034-1384546