Resumen de Longitudinal Changes in the Oxygen Uptake Kinetic Response to Heavy-Intensity Exercise in 14- to 16-Year-Old Boys
Brynmor C. Breese, Craig A. Williams, Alan R. Barker, Joanne R. Weisman, Neil Armstrong
This study examined longitudinal changes in the pulmonary oxygen uptake (pVO2) kinetic response to heavy-intensity exercise in 14�16 yr old boys. Fourteen healthy boys (age 14.1 ± 0.2 yr) completed exercise testing on two occasions with a 2-yr interval. Each participant completed a minimum of three �step� exercise transitions, from unloaded pedalling to a constant work rate corresponding to 40% of the difference between the pVO2 at the gas exchange threshold and peak pVO2 (40% ?). Over the 2-yr period a significant increase in the phase II time constant (25 ± 5 vs. 30 ± 5 s; p = .002, ?2 = 0.34), the relative amplitude of the pVO2 slow component (9 ± 5 vs. 13 ± 4%; p = .036, ?2 = 0.14) and the pVO2 gain at end-exercise (11.6 ± 0.6 vs. 12.4 ± 0.7 mL·min�1·W�1; p < .001, ?2 = 0.42) were observed. These data indicate that the control of oxidative phosphorylation in response to heavy-intensity cycling exercise is age-dependent in teenage boys
