title: The VO(2) response at the onset of severe intensity exercise.
abstract: Fourteen participants achieved a peak VO(2) of 2573 +/- 738 ml á min-1 in approximately 3 1/2-min cycle ergometer tests. However, in the first 45 s of exercise, formal description of the phase II of the V(O)2 response indicated that the V(O)2 was projecting toward a value of 3451 +/- 1599 ml x min(-1), well above the peak VO(2)peak and not different from the predicted O(2) demand of 3389 +/- 800 ml x min(-1). We conclude that, at the onset of exercise in the severe intensity domain, VO(2) is initially driven toward the O(2) demand, and then is limited by the achievable VO(2) (VO(2peak)).
authors.affiliation: Department of Kinesiology, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203, USA.
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.forename: E C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Stevens
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D005080:Exercise Test; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010101:Oxygen Consumption / Q000502:physiology*