title: Blood lactate response, oxygen consumption, and muscle activity during treadmill running with constraint.
abstract: The induction of self-organization during running with a special harness may lead to reduced energy requirements. This experiment was designed to investigate the effect of practicing with a rubber tubing constraint attached between the heel and the hip for 7 wk. (18 treadmill running sessions) on oxygen consumption, caloric unit cost, blood lactate concentration, and muscle activity. 18 male recreational runners (M age = 26.3 yr.) were assigned to either an intervention or a control group. The intervention group trained with the constraint and the control group trained without it. Test 1 was conducted before the intervention, Test 2 after the intervention, and Test 3 7 wk. after Test 2 (no training between Tests 2 and 3). At Test 1, lactate and muscle activity were significantly increased during constrained running. For lactate, a significant decrease was found in the intervention group for running with the constraint; at Test 3, lactate returned to Test 1 level. No notable changes occurred in the physiological parameters. Furthermore, there was no observed transfer effect on normal running.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Sport Science and Kinesiology, University of Salzburg, Austria Christian Doppler Laboratory "Biomechanics in Skiing," Salzburg, Austria.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Haudum
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Birklbauer
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sieghartsleitner
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gonaus
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Müller
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004576:Electromyography; D006801:Humans; D019344:Lactic Acid / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000502:physiology*; D010101:Oxygen Consumption / Q000502:physiology*; D012149:Restraint, Physical; D012420:Running / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D019344:Lactic Acid