Dynamic Responses of Oxygen Uptake at the Onset and End of Moderate and Heavy Exercise in Trained Subjects

2004 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christophe Cleuziou ◽  
Stéphane Perrey ◽  
Fabio Borrani ◽  
Anne Marie Lecoq ◽  
Robin Candau ◽  
...  

Inconsistencies about dynamic asymmetry between the on- and off-transient responses in [Formula: see text] are found in the literature. Therefore the purpose of this study was to examine [Formula: see text]on-and off-transients during moderate- and heavy-intensity cycling exercise in trained subjects. Ten men underwent an initial incremental test for the estimation of ventilatory threshold (VT) and, on different days, two bouts of square-wave exercise at moderate (< VT) and heavy (> VT) intensities. [Formula: see text] kinetics in exercise and recovery were better described by a single exponential model (< VT), or by a double exponential with two time delays (> VT). For moderate exercise, we found a symmetry of [Formula: see text] kinetics between the on- and off-transients (i.e., fundamental component), consistent with a system manifesting linear control dynamics. For heavy exercise, a slow component superimposed on the fundamental phase was expressed in both the exercise and recovery, with similar parameter estimates. But the on-transient values of the time constant were appreciably faster than the associated off-transient, and independent of the work rate imposed (< VT and > VT). Our results do not support a dynamically linear system model of [Formula: see text] during cycling exercise in the heavy-intensity domain. Key words: oxygen uptake kinetics, on- and off-transients, slow component

2003 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 630-641 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christophe Cleuziou ◽  
Stéphane Perrey ◽  
Fabio Borrani ◽  
Anne Marie Lecoq ◽  
Robin Candau ◽  
...  

Inconsistencies about dynamic asymmetry between the on- and off-transient responses in [Formula: see text] are found in the literature. Therefore the purpose of this study was to examine [Formula: see text]on- and off-transients during moderate- and heavy-intensity cycling exercise in trained subjects. Ten men underwent an initial incremental test for the estimation of ventilatory threshold (VT) and, on different days, two bouts of square-wave exercise at moderate (< VT) and heavy (> VT) intensities. [Formula: see text] kinetics in exercise and recovery were better described by a single exponential model (< VT), or by a double exponential with two time delays (> VT). For moderate exercise, we found a symmetry of [Formula: see text] kinetics between the on- and off-transients (i.e., fundamental component), consistent with a system manifesting linear control dynamics. For heavy exercise, a slow component superimposed on the fundamental phase was expressed in both the exercise and recovery, with similar parameter estimates. But the on-transient values of the time constant were appreciably faster than the associated off-transient, and independent of the work rate imposed (< VT and > VT). Our results do not support a dynamically linear system model of [Formula: see text] during cycling exercise in the heavy-intensity domain. Key words: oxygen uptake kinetics, on- and off-transients, slow component


2003 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 283-298 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stéphane Perrey ◽  
Jodie Scott ◽  
Laurent Mourot ◽  
Jean-Denis Rouillon

The purpose of the present study was to assess the relationship between the rapidity of increased oxygen uptake [Formula: see text] and increased cardiac output (CO) during heavy exercise. Six subjects performed repeated bouts on a cycle ergometer above the ventilatory threshold (∼80% of peak [Formula: see text]) separated by 10-min recovery cycling at 35% peak [Formula: see text]. [Formula: see text] was determined breath-by-breath and CO was determined continuously by impedance cardiography. CO and [Formula: see text] values were significantly higher during the 2-min period preceding the second bout. The overall responses for [Formula: see text] and CO were significantly related and were faster during the second bout. Prior heavy exercise resulted in a significant increase in the amplitude of the fast component of [Formula: see text] with no change in the time constant and a decrease in the slow component. Under these circumstances, the amplitude of the fast component was more sensitive to prior heavy exercise than was the associated time constant. Key words: impedance cardiography, exercise transitions, cardiac output, prior exercise


Author(s):  
Alan R Barker ◽  
Neil Armstrong

The pulmonary oxygen uptake (pV̇O2) kinetic response to exercise provides valuable non-invasive insight into the control of oxidative phosphorylation and determinants of exercise tolerance in children and adolescents. Few methodologically robust studies have investigated pV̇O2 kinetics in children and adolescents, but age- and sex-related differences have been identified. There is a clear age-related slowing of phase II pV̇O2 kinetics during heavy and very heavy exercise, with a trend showing during moderate intensity exercise. During heavy and very heavy exercise the oxygen cost is higher for phase II and the pV̇O2 component is truncated in children. Sex-related differences occur during heavy, but not moderate, intensity exercise, with boys having faster phase II pV̇O2 kinetics and a smaller pV̇O2 slow component compared to girls. The mechanisms underlying these differences are likely related to changes in phosphate feedback controllers of oxidative phosphorylation, muscle oxygen delivery, and/or muscle fibre recruitment strategies.


2000 ◽  
Vol 88 (5) ◽  
pp. 1812-1819 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. L. Hughson ◽  
D. D. O'Leary ◽  
A. C. Betik ◽  
H. Hebestreit

We tested the hypothesis that kinetics of O2 uptake (V˙o 2) measured in the transition to exercise near or above peakV˙o 2(V˙o 2 peak) would be slower than those for subventilatory threshold exercise. Eight healthy young men exercised at ∼57, ∼96, and ∼125%V˙o 2 peak. Data were fit by a two- or three-component exponential model and with a semilogarithmic transformation that tested the difference between required V˙o 2 and measuredV˙o 2. With the exponential model, phase 2 kinetics appeared to be faster at 125% V˙o 2 peak[time constant (τ2) = 16.3 ± 8.8 (SE) s] than at 57%V˙o 2 peak(τ2 = 29.4 ± 4.0 s) but were not different from that at 96%V˙o 2 peakexercise (τ2 = 22.1 ± 2.1 s).V˙o 2 at the completion of phase 2 was 77 and 80%V˙o 2 peak in tests predicted to require 96 and 125%V˙o 2 peak. WhenV˙o 2 kinetics were calculated with the semilogarithmic model, the estimated τ2 at 96%V˙o 2 peak (49.7 ± 5.1 s) and 125%V˙o 2 peak (40.2 ± 5.1 s) were slower than with the exponential model. These results are consistent with our hypothesis and with a model in which the cardiovascular system is compromised during very heavy exercise.


2009 ◽  
Vol 106 (5) ◽  
pp. 1553-1563 ◽  
Author(s):  
Azmy Faisal ◽  
Keith R. Beavers ◽  
Andrew D. Robertson ◽  
Richard L. Hughson

Cardiorespiratory interactions at the onset of dynamic cycling exercise are modified by warm-up exercises. We tested the hypotheses that oxygen uptake (V̇o2) and cardiac output (Q̇) kinetics would be accelerated at the onset of heavy and moderate cycling exercise by warm-up. Nine male endurance athletes (peak V̇o2: 60.5 ± 3.2 ml·min−1·kg−1) performed multiple rides of two different 36-min cycling protocols, involving 6-min bouts at moderate and heavy intensities. Breath-by-breath V̇o2 and beat-by-beat stroke volume (SV) and Q̇, estimated by Modelflow from the finger pulse, were measured simultaneously with kinetics quantified from the phase II time constant (τ2). One novel finding was that both moderate (M) and heavy (H) warm-up bouts accelerated phase II V̇o2 kinetics during a subsequent bout of heavy exercise (τ2: after M = 22.5 ± 2.7 s, after H = 22.1 ± 2.9 vs. 26.2 ± 3.2 s; P < 0.01). Q̇ kinetics in heavy exercise were accelerated by both warm-up intensities (τ2: M = 22.0 ± 4.1 s, H = 23.8 ± 5.6 s vs. 27.4 ± 7.2 s; P < 0.05). During moderate exercise, prior heavy-intensity warm-up (one or two bouts) accelerated V̇o2 kinetics and elevated Q̇ at exercise onset, with no changes in Q̇ kinetics. A second novel finding was a significant overshoot in the estimate of SV from Modelflow in the first minutes of each moderate and heavy exercise bout. These findings suggest that the acceleration of V̇o2 kinetics during heavy exercise was enabled by the acceleration of Q̇ kinetics, and that rapid increases in Q̇ at the onset of moderate and heavy exercise might result, in part, from an overshoot of SV.


2004 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 146-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xavier Nesi ◽  
Laurent Bosquet ◽  
Serge Berthoin ◽  
Jeanne Dekerle ◽  
Patrick Pelayo

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of a 15% increase in preferred pedal rate (PPR) on both time to exhaustion and pulmonary O2 uptake [Formula: see text] response during heavy exercise. Seven competitive cyclists underwent two constant-power tests (CPT) at a power output that theoretically requires 50% of the difference in [Formula: see text] between the second ventilatory threshold and [Formula: see text]max (PΔ50). Each cyclist cycled a CPT at PPR (CPTPPR) and a CPT at +15% of PPR (CPT+15%) in a randomized order. The average PPR value was 94 ± 4 rpm, and time to exhaustion was significantly longer in CPTPPR compared with CPT+15% (465 ± 139 vs. 303 ± 42 s, respectively; p = 0.01). A significant decrease in [Formula: see text] values in the first minutes of exercise and a significant increase in [Formula: see text] slow component was reported in CPT+15% compared with CPTPPR. These data indicate that the increase of 15% PPR was associated with a decrease in exercise tolerance and a specific [Formula: see text] response, presumably due to an increase of negative muscular work, internal work, and an altering of motor unit recruitment patterns. Key words: aerobic demand, cadence, cyclists, exercise tolerance, pedaling frequency


2006 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 361-374 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen B. Draper ◽  
Dan M. Wood ◽  
Jo Corbett ◽  
David V.B. James ◽  
Christopher R. Potter

We tested the hypothesis that prior heavy-intensity exercise reduces the difference between asymptotic oxygen uptake (VO2) and maximum oxygen uptake (VO2max) during exhaustive severe-intensity running lasting ≍2 minutes. Ten trained runners each performed 2 ramp tests to determine peak VO2 (VO2peak) and speed at venti-latory threshold. They performed exhaustive square-wave runs lasting ≍2 minutes, preceded by either 6 minutes of moderate-intensity running and 6 minutes rest (SEVMOD) or 6 minutes of heavy-intensity running and 6 minutes rest (SEVHEAVY). Two transitions were completed in each condition. VO2 was determined breath by breath and averaged across the 2 repeats of each test; for the square-wave test, the averaged VO2 response was then modeled using a monoexponential function. The amplitude of the VO2 response to severe-intensity running was not different in the 2 conditions (SEVMOD vs SEVHEAVY; 3925 ± 442 vs 3997 ± 430 mL/min, P = .237), nor was the speed of the response (τ; 9.2 ± 2.1 vs 10.0 ± 2.1 seconds, P = .177). VO2peak from the square-wave tests was below that achieved in the ramp tests (91.0% ± 3.2% and 92.0% ± 3.9% VO2peak, P < .001). There was no difference in time to exhaustion between conditions (110.2 ± 9.7 vs 111.0 ± 15.2 seconds, P = .813). The results show that the primary VO2 response is unaffected by prior heavy exercise in running performed at intensities at which exhaustion will occur before a slow component emerges.


2008 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicola Lai ◽  
Melita M. Nasca ◽  
Marco A. Silva ◽  
Fatima T. Silva ◽  
Brian J. Whipp ◽  
...  

The dynamics of the pulmonary oxygen uptake (VO2) responses to square-wave changes in work rate can provide insight into bioenergetic processes sustaining and limiting exercise performance. The dynamic responses at the onset of exercise and during recovery have been investigated systematically and are well characterized at all intensities in adults; however, they have not been investigated completely in adolescents. We investigated whether adolescents display a slow component in their VO2 on- and off-kinetic responses to heavy- and very heavy-intensity exercise, as demonstrated in adults. Healthy African American male adolescents (n = 9, 14–17 years old) performed square-wave transitions on a cycle ergometer (from and to a baseline work rate of 20 W) to work rates of moderate (M), heavy (H), and very heavy (VH) intensity. In all subjects, the VO2 on-kinetics were best described with a single exponential at moderate intensity (τ1, on = 36 ± 11 s) and a double exponential at heavy (τ1, on = 29 ± 9 s; τ2, on = 197 ± 92 s) and very heavy (τ1, on = 36 ± 9 s; τ2, on = 302 ± 14 s) intensities. In contrast, the VO2 off-kinetics were best described with a single exponential at moderate (τ1, off = 48 ± 9 s) and heavy (τ1, off = 53 ± 7 s) intensities and a double exponential at very heavy (τ1, off = 51 ± 3 s; τ2, off = 471 ± 54 s) intensity. In summary, adolescents consistently displayed a slow component during heavy exercise (on- but not off- transition) and very heavy exercise (on- and off-transitions). Although the overall response dynamics in adolescents were similar to those previously observed in adults, their specific characterizations were different, particularly the lack of symmetry between the on- and off-responses.


2002 ◽  
Vol 92 (6) ◽  
pp. 2571-2577 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew M. Jones ◽  
Helen Carter ◽  
Jamie S. M. Pringle ◽  
Iain T. Campbell

The purpose of this study was to test the effect of oral creatine (Cr) supplementation on pulmonary oxygen uptake (V˙o 2) kinetics during moderate [below ventilatory threshold (VT)] and heavy (above VT) submaximal cycle exercise. Nine subjects (7 men; means ± SD: age 28 ± 3 yr, body mass 73.2 ± 5.6 kg, maximalV˙o 2 46.4 ± 8.0 ml · kg−1 · min−1) volunteered to participate in this study. Subjects performed transitions of 6-min duration from unloaded cycling to moderate (80% VT; 8–12 repeats) and heavy exercise (50% change; i.e., halfway between VT and maximal V˙o 2; 4–6 repeats), both in the control condition and after Cr loading, in a crossover design. The Cr loading regimen involved oral consumption of 20 g/day of Cr monohydrate for 5 days, followed by a maintenance dose of 5 g/day thereafter. V˙o 2 was measured breath by breath and modeled by using two (moderate) or three (heavy) exponential terms. For moderate exercise, there were no differences in the parameters of the V˙o 2 kinetic response between control and Cr-loaded conditions. For heavy exercise, the time-based parameters of the V˙o 2response were unchanged, but the amplitude of the primary component was significantly reduced with Cr loading (means ± SE: control 2.00 ± 0.12 l/min; Cr loaded 1.92 ± 0.10 l/min; P < 0.05) as was the end-exerciseV˙o 2 (control 2.19 ± 0.13 l/min; Cr loaded 2.12 ± 0.14 l/min; P < 0.05). The magnitude of the reduction in submaximalV˙o 2 with Cr loading was significantly correlated with the percentage of type II fibers in the vastus lateralis ( r = 0.87; P < 0.01; n = 7), indicating that the effect might be related to changes in motor unit recruitment patterns or the volume of muscle activated.


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