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Why does exercise terminate at the maximal lactate steady state intensity?
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18070803     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to measure physiological responses during exercise performed until exhaustion at the exercise intensity corresponding to the maximal lactate steady state (MLSS) in order to determine why subjects stopped. METHODS: Eleven male trained subjects performed a test at MLSS on a cycle ergometer until exhaustion. RESULTS: Time to exhaustion was 55.0 (SD 8.5) min. No variation was observed between the 10th and the last minute for arterial pyruvate, bicarbonate, and haemoglobin concentrations, redox state, arterial oxygen pressure, arterial oxygen saturation, osmolality, haematocrit, oxygen uptake, carbon dioxide output, and gas exchange ratio (p>0.05). Arterial lactate concentration and arterial carbon dioxide pressure decreased significantly whereas pH, base excess and the Ratings of Perceived Exertion (RPE) increased significantly (p<0.05). Although respiratory rate, minute ventilation and heart rate increased significantly until exhaustion (p<0.05), values at termination of the MLSS test were significantly lower than values measured during a maximal exercise test (p<0.05). Blood ammonia concentrations rose progressively during the MLSS test. However, there is no known mechanism by which this change could cause peripheral fatigue. CONCLUSIONS: Exercise termination was not associated with evidence of failure in any physiological system during prolonged exercise performed at MLSS. Thus the biological mechanisms of exercise termination at MLSS were compatible with an integrative homoeostatic control of peripheral physiological systems during exercise.
Authors:
B Baron; T D Noakes; J Dekerle; F Moullan; S Robin; R Matran; P Pelayo
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2007-12-10
Journal Detail:
Title:  British journal of sports medicine     Volume:  42     ISSN:  1473-0480     ISO Abbreviation:  Br J Sports Med     Publication Date:  2008 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-10-14     Completed Date:  2009-04-07     Revised Date:  2009-11-30    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0432520     Medline TA:  Br J Sports Med     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  828-33     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Département STAPS, Université de La Réunion, 117 rue du Général Ailleret, 97430 Le Tampon, France. bertrand.baron@univ-reunion.fr
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acid-Base Equilibrium
Adult
Ammonia / blood
Anaerobic Threshold / physiology
Exercise / physiology*
Exercise Test
Fatigue / blood,  physiopathology
Heart Rate / physiology
Humans
Lactic Acid / blood*
Male
Oxygen Consumption / physiology
Physical Endurance / physiology*
Physical Exertion / physiology*
Young Adult
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
50-21-5/Lactic Acid; 7664-41-7/Ammonia
Comments/Corrections
Erratum In:
Br J Sports Med. 2009 Apr;43(4):310-1

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