| The American football uniform: uncompensable heat stress and hyperthermic exhaustion. | |
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PMID: 20210615 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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CONTEXT: In hot environments, the American football uniform predisposes athletes to exertional heat exhaustion or exercise-induced hyperthermia at the threshold for heat stroke (rectal temperature [T(re)] > 39 degrees C). OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the differential effects of 2 American football uniform configurations on exercise, thermal, cardiovascular, hematologic, and perceptual responses in a hot, humid environment. DESIGN: Randomized controlled trial. SETTING: Human Performance Laboratory. PATIENTS OR OTHER PARTICIPANTS: Ten men with more than 3 years of competitive experience as football linemen (age = 23.8 +/- 4.3 years, height = 183.9 +/- 6.3 cm, mass = 117.41 +/- 12.59 kg, body fat = 30.1% +/- 5.5%). INTERVENTION(S): Participants completed 3 controlled exercise protocols consisting of repetitive box lifting (lifting, carrying, and depositing a 20.4-kg box at a rate of 10 lifts per minute for 10 minutes), seated recovery (10 minutes), and up to 60 minutes of treadmill walking. They wore one of the following: a partial uniform (PART) that included the National Football League (NFL) uniform without a helmet and shoulder pads; a full uniform (FULL) that included the full NFL uniform; or control clothing (CON) that included socks, sneakers, and shorts. Exercise, meals, and hydration status were controlled. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): We assessed sweat rate, T(re), heart rate, blood pressure, treadmill exercise time, perceptual measurements, plasma volume, plasma lactate, plasma glucose, plasma osmolality, body mass, and fat mass. RESULTS: During 19 of 30 experiments, participants halted exercise as a result of volitional exhaustion. Mean sweat rate, T(re), heart rate, and treadmill exercise time during the CON condition were different from those measures during the PART (P range, .04-.001; d range, 0.42-0.92) and FULL (P range, .04-.003; d range, 1.04-1.17) conditions; no differences were detected for perceptual measurements, plasma volume, plasma lactate, plasma glucose, or plasma osmolality. Exhaustion occurred during the FULL and PART conditions at the same T(re) (39.2 degrees C). Systolic and diastolic blood pressures (n = 9) indicated that hypotension developed throughout exercise (all treatments). Compared with the PART condition, the FULL condition resulted in a faster rate of T(re) increase (P < .001, d = 0.79), decreased treadmill exercise time (P = .005, d = 0.48), and fewer completed exercise bouts. Interestingly, T(re) increase was correlated with lean body mass during the FULL condition (R(2) = 0.71, P = .005), and treadmill exercise time was correlated with total fat mass during the CON (R(2) = 0.90, P < .001) and PART (R(2) = 0.69, P = .005) conditions. CONCLUSIONS: The FULL and PART conditions resulted in greater physiologic strain than the CON condition. These findings indicated that critical internal temperature and hypotension were concurrent with exhaustion during uncompensable (FULL) or nearly uncompensable (PART) heat stress and that anthropomorphic characteristics influenced heat storage and exercise time to exhaustion. |
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Authors:
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Lawrence E Armstrong; Evan C Johnson; Douglas J Casa; Matthew S Ganio; Brendon P McDermott; Linda M Yamamoto; Rebecca M Lopez; Holly Emmanuel |
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Type: Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
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Title: Journal of athletic training Volume: 45 ISSN: 1938-162X ISO Abbreviation: J Athl Train Publication Date: 2010 Mar-Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-03-09 Completed Date: 2010-06-10 Revised Date: 2010-09-28 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9301647 Medline TA: J Athl Train Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 117-27 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Kinesiology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Mr Johnson is now at the Naval Health Research Center, San Diego, CA, USA. lawrence.armstrong@uconn.edu |
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Analysis of Variance Anthropometry Blood Pressure / physiology Body Temperature Exercise / physiology* Football* Heart Rate / physiology Heat Exhaustion / etiology, physiopathology Heat Stress Disorders / etiology*, physiopathology* Hot Temperature* Humans Male Monitoring, Physiologic Perception / physiology Protective Devices* Sports Equipment* Sweating / physiology Young Adult |
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