title: Neuromuscular and circulatory adaptation during combined arm and leg exercise with different maximal work loads.
abstract: Cardiopulmonary kinetics and electromyographic activity (EMG) during exhausting exercise were measured in 8 males performing three maximal combined arm+leg exercises (cA+L). These exercises were performed at different rates of work (mean+/-SD; 373+/-48, 429+/-55 and 521+/-102 W) leading to different average exercise work times in all tests and subjects. VO2 reached a plateau versus work rate in every maximal cA+L exercise (range 6 min 33 s to 3 min 13 s). The three different exercise protocols gave a maximal oxygen consumption (VO2MAX) of 4.67+/-0.57, 4.58+/-0.52 and 4.66+/-0.53 l min(-1) (P=0.081), and a maximal heart rate (HRmax) of 190+/-6, 189+/-4 and 189+/-6 beats min(-1) (P=0.673), respectively. Root mean square EMG (EMGRMS) of the vastus lateralis and the triceps brachii muscles increased with increasing rate of work and time in all three cA+L protocols. The study demonstrates that despite different maximal rates of work, leading to different times to exhaustion, the circulatory adaptation to maximal exercise was almost identical in all three protocols that led to a VO2 plateau. The EMG(RMS) data showed increased muscle recruitment with increasing work rate, even though the HRmax and VO2MAX was the same in all three cA+L protocols. In conclusion, these findings do not support the theory of the existence of a central governor (CG) that regulates circulation and neuronal output of skeletal muscles during maximal exercise.
authors: Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden. thibault.elfegoun@gih.se
authors: Thibault
authors: T
authors: Brink-Elfegoun
authors: Hans-Christer
authors: HC
authors: Holmberg
authors: Maria Nordlund
authors: MN
authors: Ekblom
authors: Björn
authors: B
authors: Ekblom
mesh_terms: D000222:Adaptation, Physiological / Q000502:physiology*; D000328:Adult; D015308:Anaerobic Threshold / Q000502:physiology; D001132:Arm / Q000502:physiology*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004576:Electromyography; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D005080:Exercise Test; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000098:blood supply / Q000294:innervation* / Q000502:physiology*; D010101:Oxygen Consumption / Q000502:physiology; D010807:Physical Endurance / Q000502:physiology; D010809:Physical Fitness / Q000502:physiology; D011652:Pulmonary Circulation / Q000502:physiology; D012039:Regional Blood Flow / Q000502:physiology; D013147:Spirometry
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