title: Tennis: a physiological profile during match play.
abstract: Heart rate (HR), hematocrit, hemoglobin, blood glucose, and plasma concentrations of lactate, cortisol, and testosterone were monitored in 10 male subjects (Division I, 20.3 +/- 2.5 yrs, VO2max: 58.5 +/- 9.4 ml.kg-1.min-1) during singles tennis and a treadmill test. During the on-court session, HR was 144.6 +/- 13.2 beats.min-1 for the 85 min of play. Plasma lactate rose 50% from a post-warmup value of 1.6 +/- 0.6 mmol.l-1 to 2.3 +/- 1.2 mmol.l-1 during play (p greater than 0.05). Blood glucose slightly decreased (8%, p greater than 0.05) from a pre-exercise value of 4.6 +/- 0.8 mmol.l-1 as a result of the 10-min warmup. This was followed by a 23% rise (p less than 0.05) from 4.2 +/- 1.0 mmol.l-1 to 5.2 +/- 0.6 mmol.l-1, measured after the first 30 min of play. Blood glucose subsequently remained steady at slightly above the pre-exercise value. Plasma cortisol rose (9%, p greater than 0.05) during the warmup and subsequently decreased (p less than 0.05) from a post-warmup value of 558.2 +/- 285.2 nmol.l-1 to 337.1 +/- 173.3 nmol.l-1 (a 40% decrease), and remained decreased during recovery. Plasma testosterone rose 22% (p less than 0.05) from pre-exercise to recovery (13.5 +/- 3.8 nmol.l-1 and 16.5 +/- 2.6 nmol.l-1, respectively). Although tennis is characterized by periods of high-intensity exercise, the overall metabolic response resembles prolonged moderate-intensity exercise.
authors.affiliation: Department of Sport, Leisure, and Exercise Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs 06269.
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Bergeron
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Maresh
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Kraemer
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abraham
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Conroy
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gabaree
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D005080:Exercise Test; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood; D007773:Lactates / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D013715:Tennis; D013739:Testosterone / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007773:Lactates; D013739:Testosterone; D006854:Hydrocortisone