ArticleEuropean journal of applied physiology2016
The effects of heavy load carriage on physiological responses to graded exercise.
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- Load carriage physiology in normoxia and hypoxia.European journal of applied physiology · 2024Article
- Heat stress increases carbohydrate oxidation rates and oxygen uptake during prolonged load carriage exercise.Temperature (Austin, Tex.) · 2024Article
- Physiological impact of load carriage exercise: Current understanding and future research directions.Physiological reports · 2022Review
- Quantification and Verification of Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Adults with Prehypertension.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Graded exercise test with or without load carriage similarly measures maximal oxygen uptake in young males and females.PloS one · 2021Article
- The Effects of Chest Wall Loading on Perceptions of Fatigue, Exercise Performance, Pulmonary Function, and Muscle Perfusion.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Ventilatory responses in males and females during graded exercise with and without thoracic load carriage.European journal of applied physiology · 2019Article
- Respiratory Effects of Thoracic Load Carriage Exercise and Inspiratory Muscle Training as a Strategy to Optimize Respiratory Muscle Performance with Load Carriage.Springer science reviews · 2017Article
- The effect of temperature, gradient, and load carriage on oxygen consumption, posture, and gait characteristics.European journal of applied physiology · 2017Article
- The effects of thoracic load carriage on maximal ambulatory work tolerance and acceptable work durations.European journal of applied physiology · 2016Article
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Abstract
purposeMany emergency response occupations require heavy load carriage with backpacks. The purpose of this experiment was to study the effects of heavy load carriage on physiological responses and performance during graded exercise.
methodsFifty males (age: 28 ± 6 years, height: 182.8 ± 6.2 cm, mass: 85.4 ± 12.1 kg) provided written informed consent before completing two randomly ordered graded exercise tests to measure ventilatory threshold and peak oxygen consumption (˙VO2peak). During the loaded test, each subject carried a correctly sized and fitted 80 L backpack weighing 25 kg. Mass, volume and load distribution were consistent between all packs. Modified Balke treadmill tests were completed by walking at 1.5 m s(−1) with stage increases of 2% grade until exhaustion.
resultsAnalysis revealed a small but significant decrease in ˙VO2 at ventilatory threshold (3.9%) and peak exercise (2.5%) under load. Power output at ventilatory threshold and ˙VO2peak were significantly decreased by 23.6 and 11.1%, respectively, and test duration was reduced by 29.8% in the loaded condition.
conclusionsWhile heavy load carriage had relatively small effects on physiological responses at ventilator threshold and peak exercise, the reductions in power output and test duration were more substantial. Despite the absolute mass of the pack and the large range of subject size, the only change in performance associated with body size was test duration. These results have implications for evaluation of fitness for duty in occupations where heavy load carriage is required.
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