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A mechanomyographic fatigue threshold test for cycling.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20589588     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The purposes of this study were twofold: 1) to derive the mechanomyographic mean power frequency fatigue threshold (MMG MPFFT) for submaximal cycle ergometry; and 2) to compare the power outputs associated to the MMG MPFFT to other neuromuscular and gas exchange fatigue thresholds. 9 adults (5 men and 4 women; mean+/-SD age=23.7+/-3.7 years; body weight=66.3+/-8.2 kg) performed an incremental cycle ergometry test to exhaustion while expired gas samples, electromyographic (EMG), and MMG signals were measured from the vastus lateralis muscle. The non-significant correlations (r=0.17 to 0.66; p>0.05) among the physical working capacity at the fatigue threshold (PWCFT), MMG MPFFT, and gas exchange threshold (GET) suggested that different physiological mechanisms may underlie these 3 fatigue thresholds. A significant correlation (r=0.83) for the MPFFT vs. respiratory compensation point (RCP) suggested that these fatigue thresholds may be mediated by a common physiological mechanism. In addition, the significantly lower mean values found for the PWCFT (mean+/-SD=163+/-43 W), MMG MPFFT (132+/-33 W), and GET (144+/-28 W) than MPFFT (196+/-53 W) and RCP (202+/-41 W) suggested that these gas exchange and neuromuscular fatigue thresholds may demarcate different exercise intensity domains.
Authors:
J M Zuniga; T J Housh; C L Camic; C R Hendrix; R J Schmidt; M Mielke; G O Johnson
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2010-06-29
Journal Detail:
Title:  International journal of sports medicine     Volume:  31     ISSN:  1439-3964     ISO Abbreviation:  Int J Sports Med     Publication Date:  2010 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-08-31     Completed Date:  2010-12-06     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8008349     Medline TA:  Int J Sports Med     Country:  Germany    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  636-43     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart . New York.
Affiliation:
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Nutrition and Health Sciences, Lincoln, Nebraska 68583-0806, United States. jzuniga2@unlserve.unl.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Bicycling / physiology*
Ergometry
Exercise Test / methods*
Female
Humans
Male
Muscle Fatigue / physiology*
Muscle, Skeletal / physiology
Myography / methods
Pulmonary Gas Exchange / physiology
Young Adult

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