“Work-to-Work” exercise slows pulmonary oxygen uptake kinetics, decreases critical power, and increases W’ during supine cycling

R.P. Goulding, D.M. Roche, S. Marwood

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Abstract

© 2018 The Authors. Physiological Reports published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of The Physiological Society and the American Physiological Society.We have previously demonstrated that the phase II time constant of pulmonary oxygen uptake kinetics (τvo2) is an independent determinant of critical power (CP) when O2 availability is not limiting, that is, during upright cycle exercise in young, healthy individuals. Whether this causative relationship remains when O2 availability is impaired remains unknown. During supine exercise, which causes an O2 availability limitation during the exercise transition, we therefore determined the impact of a raised baseline work rate on (τvo2) and CP. CP, τvo2, and muscle oxygenation status (the latter via near-infrared spectroscopy) were determined via four severe-intensity constant-power exercise tests completed in two conditions: (1) with exercise initiated from an unloaded cycling baseline (U→S), and (2) with exercise initiated from a moderate-intensity baseline work rate of 90% of the gas exchange threshold (M→S). In M→S, critical power was lower (U→S = 146 ± 39 W vs. M→S = 132 ± 33 W, P = 0.023) and τvo2 was greater (U→S = 45 ± 16 sec, vs. M→S = 69 ± 129 sec, P = 0.001) when compared to U→S. There was no difference in tissue oxyhemoglobin concentration ([HbO2 + MbO2]) at baseline or during exercise. The concomitant increase in τvo2 and reduction in CP during M→S compared to U→S shows for the first time that τvo2 is an independent determinant of CP in conditions where O2 availability is limiting.
Original languageEnglish
Article numbere13916
JournalPhysiological Reports
Volume6
Issue number21
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Nov 2018
Externally publishedYes

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