|
|
||||||||
INVITED REVIEW
HIGHLIGHTED TOPIC
Fatigue Mechanisms Determining Exercise Performance
1John Rankin Laboratory of Pulmonary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison Medical School, Madison, Wisconsin; and 2Department of Physical Education, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
During exercise, fatigue is defined as a reversible reduction in force- or power-generating capacity and can be elicited by "central" and/or "peripheral" mechanisms. During skeletal muscle contractions, both aspects of fatigue may develop independent of alterations in convective O2 delivery; however, reductions in O2 supply exacerbate and increases attenuate the rate of accumulation. In this regard, peripheral fatigue development is mediated via the O2-dependent rate of accumulation of metabolic by-products (e.g., inorganic phosphate) and their interference with excitation-contraction coupling within the myocyte. In contrast, the development of O2-dependent central fatigue is elicited 1) by interference with the development of central command and/or 2) via inhibitory feedback on central motor drive secondary to the peripheral effects of low convective O2 transport. Changes in convective O2 delivery in the healthy human can result from modifications in arterial O2 content, blood flow, or a combination of both, and they can be induced via heavy exercise even at sea level; these changes are exacerbated during acute and chronic exposure to altitude. This review focuses on the effects of changes in convective O2 delivery on the development of central and peripheral fatigue.
oxygenation; hypoxia; blood flow; exercise; hyperoxia
This article has been cited by other articles:
![]() |
S. M. Marcora, B. Kayser, M. Amann, C. Lundby, P. D. Wagner, L. Nybo, B. Grassi, S. Perrey, J. J. van Lieshout, F. E. Marino, et al. Blood lactate at high altitude: central command but also mass effect and andrenergic drive. J Appl Physiol, February 1, 2009; 106(2): 739 - 739. [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
J. A. L. Calbet, G. Radegran, R. Boushel, and B. Saltin On the mechanisms that limit oxygen uptake during exercise in acute and chronic hypoxia: role of muscle mass J. Physiol., January 15, 2009; 587(2): 477 - 490. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
M. Amann, L. T. Proctor, J. J. Sebranek, D. F. Pegelow, and J. A. Dempsey Opioid-mediated muscle afferents inhibit central motor drive and limit peripheral muscle fatigue development in humans J. Physiol., January 1, 2009; 587(1): 271 - 283. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
M. Amann, L. T. Proctor, J. J. Sebranek, M. W. Eldridge, D. F. Pegelow, and J. A. Dempsey Somatosensory feedback from the limbs exerts inhibitory influences on central neural drive during whole body endurance exercise J Appl Physiol, December 1, 2008; 105(6): 1714 - 1724. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
I. Vogiatzis, D. Athanasopoulos, R. Boushel, J. A. Guenette, M. Koskolou, M. Vasilopoulou, H. Wagner, C. Roussos, P. D. Wagner, and S. Zakynthinos Contribution of respiratory muscle blood flow to exercise-induced diaphragmatic fatigue in trained cyclists J. Physiol., November 15, 2008; 586(22): 5575 - 5587. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
S. Marcora Is peripheral locomotor muscle fatigue during endurance exercise a variable carefully regulated by a negative feedback system? J. Physiol., April 1, 2008; 586(7): 2027 - 2028. [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
| HOME | HELP | FEEDBACK | SUBSCRIPTIONS | ARCHIVE | SEARCH | TABLE OF CONTENTS |
| Visit Other APS Journals Online |