| Reproducible voluntary muscle performance during constant work rate dynamic leg exercise. | |
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PMID: 10727069 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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During constant intensity treadmill or cycle exercise, progressive muscle fatigue is not readily quantified and endurance time is poorly reproducible. However, integration of dynamic knee extension (DKE) exercise with serial measurement of maximal voluntary contraction (MVC) force of knee extensor muscles permits close tracking of leg fatigue. We studied reproducibility of four performance indices: MVC force of rested muscle (MVC(rest)) rate of MVC force fall, time to exhaustion, and percentage of MVC(rest) (%MVC(rest)) at exhaustion in 11 healthy women (22+/-1 yrs) during identical constant work rate 1-leg DKE (1 Hz) on 2 separate days at sea level (30 m). Means+/-SD for the two test days, and the correlations (r), standard estimate errors and coefficients of variation (CV%) between days were, respectively: a) MVC(rest)(N), 524+/-99 vs 517+/-111, 0.91, 43.0, 4.9%; b) MVC force fall (N x min(-1)), -10.77+/-9.3 vs -11.79+/-12.1, 0.94, 3.6, 26.5 %; c) Time to exhaustion (min), 22.6+/-12 vs 23.9+/-14, 0.98, 2.7, 7.5 %; and d) %MVC(rest) at exhaustion, 65+/-13 vs 62+/-14, 0.85, 7.8, 5.6%. There were no statistically significant mean differences between the two test days for any of the performance measures. To demonstrate the potential benefits of evaluating multiple effects of an experimental intervention, nine of the women were again tested within 24hr of arriving at 4,300 m altitude using the identical force, velocity, power output, and energy requirement during constant work rate dynamic leg exercise. Low variability of each performance index enhanced the ability to describe the effects of acute altitude exposure on voluntary muscle function. |
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Authors:
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C S Fulco; P B Rock; S R Muza; E Lammi; A Cymerman; S F Lewis |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. |
Journal Detail:
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Title: International journal of sports medicine Volume: 21 ISSN: 0172-4622 ISO Abbreviation: Int J Sports Med Publication Date: 2000 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2000-04-21 Completed Date: 2000-04-21 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8008349 Medline TA: Int J Sports Med Country: GERMANY |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 102-6 Citation Subset: IM; S |
Affiliation:
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U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick, Massachusetts 01760, USA. charles.fulco@na.amedd.army.mil |
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Adult Altitude Biomechanics Exercise / physiology* Female Humans Knee Joint / physiology Leg / physiology Muscle Fatigue / physiology* Physical Endurance / physiology* Reproducibility of Results Weight-Bearing |
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