ArticleEuropean journal of applied physiology2013
Hot conditions improve power output during repeated cycling sprints without modifying neuromuscular fatigue characteristics.
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- Acute performance and physiological responses to repeated-sprint exercise in a combined hot and hypoxic environment.Physiological reports · 2020Trial
- Acute effects of heated resistance exercise in female and male power athletes.European journal of applied physiology · 2017Trial
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- Acute Effect of Exposure to Extreme Heat (100 ± 3 °C) on Lower Limb Maximal Resistance Strength.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The role of age on neuromuscular performance decay induced by a maximal intensity sprint session in a group of competitive endurance athletes.European journal of translational myology · 2022Article
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- Effects of combined hot and hypoxic conditions on muscle blood flow and muscle oxygenation during repeated cycling sprints.European journal of applied physiology · 2021Article
- Rate of Force Development as an Indicator of Neuromuscular Fatigue: A Scoping Review.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2021Article
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- Methodological issues with the assessment of voluntary activation using transcranial magnetic stimulation in the knee extensors.European journal of applied physiology · 2019Article
- An acute dose of inorganic dietary nitrate does not improve high-intensity, intermittent exercise performance in temperate or hot and humid conditions.European journal of applied physiology · 2019Article
- Sodium bicarbonate ingestion improves repeated high-intensity cycling performance in the heat.Temperature (Austin, Tex.) · 2018Article
- Spinal Cord Excitability and Sprint Performance Are Enhanced by Sensory Stimulation During Cycling.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2017Article
- Mechanical Alterations Associated with Repeated Treadmill Sprinting under Heat Stress.PloS one · 2017Article
- High Altitude Increases Alteration in Maximal Torque but Not in Rapid Torque Development in Knee Extensors after Repeated Treadmill Sprinting.Frontiers in physiology · 2016Article
- The association of environmental heat stress with performance: analysis of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil.British journal of sports medicine · 2015Article
- Effects of heat exposure in the absence of hyperthermia on power output during repeated cycling sprints.Biology of sport · 2015Article
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Abstract
This study investigated the effect of hot conditions on repeated sprint cycling performance and post-exercise alterations in isometric knee extension function. Twelve physically active participants performed 10 × 6-s "all-out" sprints on a cycle ergometer (recovery = 30 s), followed 6 min later by 5 × 6-s sprints (recovery = 30 s) in either a neutral (24 °C/30 %rH) or a hot (35 °C/40 %rH) environment. Neuromuscular tests including voluntary and electrically evoked isometric contractions of the knee extensors were performed before and after exercise. Average core temperature during exercise was higher (38.0 ± 0.1 vs. 37.7 ± 0.1 °C, respectively; P < 0.05) in hot versus neutral environments. Peak power output decreased (-17.9 % from sprint 1 to sprint 10 and -17.0 % from sprint 11 to sprint 15; P < 0.001) across repetitions. Average peak power output during the first ten sprints was higher (+3.1 %; P < 0.01) in the hot ambient temperature condition. Maximal strength (-12 %) and rate of force development (-15 to -26 %, 30-200 ms from the onset of contraction) decreased (P < 0.001) during brief contractions after exercise, irrespectively of the ambient temperature. During brief maximal contractions, changes in voluntary activation (~80 %) were not affected by exercise or temperature. Voluntary activation declined (P < 0.01) during the sustained contraction, with these reductions being more pronounced (P < 0.05) after exercise but not affected by the ambient temperature. Resting twitch amplitude declined (P < 0.001) by ~42 %, independently of the ambient temperature. In conclusion, heat exposure has no effect on the pattern and the extent of isometric knee extensor fatigue following repeated cycling sprints in the absence of hyperthermia.
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