Rates of Performance Loss and Neuromuscular Activity in Men and Women During Cycling: Evidence for a Common Metabolic Basis of Muscle Fatigue

Overview

Journal J Appl Physiol (1985)

Publisher American Physiological Society

Date 2016 Nov 19

PMID 27856712

Citations 12

Authors

Christopher W Sundberg

Sandra K Hunter

Matthew W Bundle

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Abstract

New & Noteworthy: Although men and women differed considerably in their absolute cycling performances, there was no sex difference in the metabolically based exponential time constant that described the performance-duration relationship. Similarly, the fatigue-induced increases in neuromuscular activity were not different between the sexes when compared from a metabolic perspective. These data suggest that men and women have similar rate-limiting mechanisms for short-duration dynamic exercise that are determined by the extent the exercise is supported by anaerobic metabolism.

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