Effects of prior voluntary hyperventilation on the 3-min all-out cycling test in men

Johnson, M.A. ORCID: 0000-0002-8226-9438, Sharpe, G.R. ORCID: 0000-0002-4575-2332, Needham, R.S. and Williams, N.C. ORCID: 0000-0002-2607-4572, 2021. Effects of prior voluntary hyperventilation on the 3-min all-out cycling test in men. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. ISSN 0195-9131

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Abstract

Introduction: The ergogenic effects of respiratory alkalosis induced by prior voluntary hyperventilation (VH) are controversial. This study examined the effects of prior VH on derived parameters from the 3-min all-out cycling test (3MT).

Methods: Eleven men V̇O2max = 46 ± 8 mL⋅kg-1⋅min-1) performed a 3MT preceded by 15-min of rest (CONT) or voluntary hyperventilation (V˙E = 38 ± 5 L⋅min-1) with PETCO2 reduced to 21 ± 1 mmHg (HYP). End-test power (EP; synonymous with critical power) was calculated as the mean power output over the last 30-s of the 3MT, and the work done above EP (WEP; synonymous with W') was calculated as the power-time integral above EP.

Results: At the start of the 3MT, capillary blood PCO2 and [H+] were lower in HYP (25.2 ± 3.0 mmHg, 27.1 ± 2.6 nmol⋅L-1) than CONT (43.2 ± 2.0 mmHg, 40.0 ± 1.5 nmol⋅L-1) (P < 0.001). At the end of the 3MT, blood PCO2 was still lower in HYP (35.7 ± 5.4 mmHg) than CONT (40.6 ± 5.0 mmHg) (P < 0.001). WEP was 10% higher in HYP (19.4 ± 7.0 kJ) than CONT (17.6 ± 6.4 kJ) (P = 0.006), whereas EP was 5% lower in HYP (246 ± 69 W) than CONT (260 ± 74 W) (P = 0.007). The ΔWEP (J·kg-1) between CONT and HYP correlated positively with the PCO2 immediately before the 3MT in HYP (r = 0.77, P = 0.006).

Conclusion: These findings suggest that acid-base changes elicited by prior voluntary hyperventilation increase WEP but decrease EP during the all-out 3MT.

Item Type: Journal article
Publication Title: Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
Creators: Johnson, M.A., Sharpe, G.R., Needham, R.S. and Williams, N.C.
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Date: 21 January 2021
ISSN: 0195-9131
Identifiers:
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10.1249/mss.0000000000002608DOI
1425491Other
Divisions: Schools > School of Science and Technology
Record created by: Jonathan Gallacher
Date Added: 19 Mar 2021 10:15
Last Modified: 04 Feb 2022 10:42
URI: https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/42544

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