Muscle buffer capacity and aerobic fitness are associated with repeated-sprint ability in women
- 28 May 2004
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in European Journal of Applied Physiology
- Vol. 92 (4)
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-004-1150-1
Abstract
In addition to a high aerobic fitness, the ability to buffer hydrogen ions (H+) may also be important for repeated-sprint ability (RSA). We therefore investigated the relationship between muscle buffer capacity (βmin vivo and βmin vitro) and RSA. Thirty-four untrained females [mean (SD): age 19 (1) years, maximum oxygen uptake (V̇O2peak) 42.3 (7.1) ml·kg−1·min−1] completed a graded exercise test (GXT), followed by a RSA cycle test (five 6-s sprints, every 30 s). Capillary blood was sampled during the GXT and before and after the RSA test to determine blood pH (pHb) and lactate concentration ([La−]b). Muscle biopsies were taken before (n=34) and after (n=23) the RSA test to determine muscle lactate concentration ([La−]i), hydrogen ion concentration ([H+]i) pHi, βmin vivo and βmin vitro. There were significant correlations between work decrement (%) and βmin vivo (r=−0.72, PV̇O2peak (r=−0.62, Pr=−0.56, P+]i (r=0.41, Pin vitro, or changes in [La−]i, or [La−]b. There were also no significant correlations between total work (J·kg−1) during the RSA test and βmin vitro, βmin vivo, or changes in [La−]i, pHi, [La−]b, or pHb. There were significant correlations between total work (J·kg−1) and both V̇O2peak (r=0.60, Pr=0.54, Pin vivo and RSA. This suggests that the ability to buffer H+ may be important for maintaining performance during brief, repeated sprints.Keywords
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