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The effect of prior exercise intensity on oxygen uptake kinetics during high-intensity running exercise in trained subjects

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Abstract

Purpose

The aim of this study was to compare the effects of two different kinds of prior exercise protocols [continuous exercise (CE) versus intermittent repeated sprint (IRS)] on oxygen uptake (VO2) kinetics parameters during high-intensity running.

Methods

Thirteen male amateur futsal players (age 22.8 ± 6.1 years; mass 76.0 ± 10.2 kg; height 178.7 ± 6.6 cm; VO2max 58.1 ± 4.5 mL kg−1 min−1) performed a maximal incremental running test for the determination of the gas exchange threshold (GET) and maximal VO2 (VO2max). On two different days, the subjects completed a 6-min bout of high-intensity running (50 % ∆) on a treadmill that was 6-min after (1) an identical bout of high-intensity exercise (from control to CE), and (2) a protocol of IRS (6 × 40 m).

Result

We found significant differences between CE and IRS for the blood lactate concentration ([La]; 6.1 versus 10.7 mmol L−1, respectively), VO2 baseline (0.74 versus 0.93 L min−1, respectively) and the heart rate (HR; 102 versus 124 bpm, respectively) before the onset of high-intensity exercise. However, both prior CE and prior IRS significantly increased the absolute primary VO2 amplitude (3.77 and 3.79 L min−1, respectively, versus control 3.54 L min−1), reduced the amplitude of the VO2 slow component (0.26 and 0.21 L min−1, respectively, versus control 0.50 L min−1), and decreased the mean response time (MRT; 28.9 and 28.0 s, respectively, versus control 36.9 s) during subsequent bouts.

Conclusion

This study showed that different protocols and intensities of prior exercise trigger similar effects on VO2 kinetics during high-intensity running.

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Abbreviations

A p :

Amplitude of the primary component

A s :

VO2 slow component amplitude

CE:

Continuous exercise

GET:

Gas-exchange threshold

HR:

Heart rate

IRS:

Intermittent repeated sprint

[La]:

Blood lactate concentration

MRT:

Mean response time

O2 :

Oxygen

PCr:

Muscular phosphocreatine

PV:

Peak velocity

τ :

VO2 time constant

VO2 :

O2 uptake

VO2max :

Maximal O2 uptake

50 % ∆:

50 % of the difference between GET and VO2max

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Acknowledgments

We express our gratitude to all athletes and coaches involved in this study, as well as, all the laboratory staff (LAEF and LABIOMEC—UFSC) who participated in data collection. We would like to thank Harry B Rossiter and Fabrizio Caputo for their help in data analysis. We also acknowledge the financial support provided by CAPES (Coordenação de aperfeiçoamento de pessoal de nível superior).

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The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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The experiments performed in this study complied with the current laws of Brazil. The present study conformed to the principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki and was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Federal University of Santa Catarina.

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  1. Physical Effort Laboratory, Sports Center, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, Brazil

    Paulo Cesar do Nascimento, Ricardo Dantas de Lucas, Kristopher Mendes de Souza & Luiz Guilherme Antonacci Guglielmo

  2. Rua Silvio Possobon, 70, apartamento 1009, Abraão, Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, CEP 88085-190, Brazil

    Paulo Cesar do Nascimento & Rafael Alves de Aguiar

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    Ricardo Dantas de Lucas

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    Kristopher Mendes de Souza

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do Nascimento, P.C., de Lucas, R.D., de Souza, K.M. et al. The effect of prior exercise intensity on oxygen uptake kinetics during high-intensity running exercise in trained subjects. Eur J Appl Physiol 115, 147–156 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-014-3000-0

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