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Is determination of exercise intensities as percentages of &OV0312;O2max or HRmax adequate?

MEYER, TIM, GABRIEL, HOLGER H. W., KINDERMANN, WILFRIED·1999·Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
DOI 10.1097/00005768-199909000-00017
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UNLABELLED: Often exercise intensities are defined as percentages of maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) or heart rate (HRmax). PURPOSE: The purpose of this investigation was to test the applicability of these criteria in comparison with the individual anaerobic threshold. METHODS: One progressive cycling test to exhaustion (initial stage 100 W, increment 50 W every 3 min) was analyzed in a group of 36 male cyclists and triathletes (24.9 +/- 5.5 yr; 71.6 +/- 5.7 kg; VO2max: 62.2 +/- 5.0 mL x min(-1) x kg(-1); individual anaerobic threshold = IAT: 3.64 +/- 0.41 W x kg(-1); HRmax: 188 +/- 8 min). Power output and lactate concentrations for 60 and 75% of VO2max as well as for 70 and 85% of HRmax were related to the IAT. RESULTS: There was no significant difference between the mean value of IAT (261 +/- 34 W, 2.92 +/- 0.65 mmol x L(-1)), 75% of VO2max (257 +/- 24 W, 2.84 +/-0.92 mmol x L(-1)), and 85% of HRmax (259 +/- 30 W, 2.98 +/- 0.87 mmol L(-1)). However, the percentages of the IAT ranged between 86 and 118% for 75% VO2max and 87 and 116% for 85% HRmax (corresponding lactate concentrations: 1.41-4.57 mmol x L(-1) and 1.25-4.93 mmol x L(-1), respectively). The mean values at 60% of VO2max (198 +/- 19 W, 1.55 +/- 0.67 mmol x L(-1)) and 70% of HRmax (180 +/- 27 W, 1.45 +/- 0.57 mmol x L(-1)) differed significantly (P < 0.0001) from the IAT and represented a wide range of intensities (66-91% and 53-85% of the IAT, 0.70-3.16 and 0.70-2.91 mmol x L(-1), respectively). CONCLUSIONS: In a moderately to highly endurance-trained group, the percentages of VO2max and HRmax vary considerably in relation to the IAT. As most physiological responses to exercise are intensity dependent, reliance on these parameters alone without considering the IAT is not sufficient.

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  • The typical use of some percentage of HRmax, VO2max or Wmax to prescribe exercise intensity does not effectively standardize the homeostatic stress caused by ET at the individual level.

    “In addition, an often overlooked factor is the typical use of some percentage of HR max , VO 2max or W max to prescribe exercise intensity, which does not effectively standardize the homeostatic stress caused by ET at the individual level (Meyer et al., 1999;Gaskill et al., 2001;Scharhag-Rosenberger et al., 2010).”

    From Refuting the myth of non‐response to exercise training: ‘non‐responders’ do respond to higher dose of training (2017) · cites this paper as Meyer et al., 1999

  • Using a fixed percentage of a maximally achievable value of oxygen uptake or heart rate involves a considerable amount of interindividual heterogeneity in other markers of internal load, such as metabolic responses objectified by peripheral blood lactate.

    “Using a fixed percentage of a maximally achievable value of oxygen uptake or heart rate involves a considerable amount of interindividual heterogeneity in other markers of internal load (e.g., metabolic responses objectified by, for instance, peripheral blood lactate)”

    From Dose-Response Matters! - A Perspective on the Exercise Prescription in Exercise-Cognition Research (2019) · cites this paper as Meyer et al., 1999

  • A fixed percentage of a maximally achievable value of heart rate leads to a considerable amount of interindividual heterogeneity in metabolic responses, such as blood lactate.

    “a fixed percentage of a maximally achievable value of heart rate leads to a considerable amount of interindividual heterogeneity in metabolic responses (e.g., blood lactate) (Meyer et al., 1999)”

    From Dose-Response Matters! - A Perspective on the Exercise Prescription in Exercise-Cognition Research (2019) · cites this paper as Meyer et al., 1999

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Authors
MEYER, T., GABRIEL, H. H. W., & KINDERMANN, W.
Affiliations
  • Saarland University (DE)
  • Friedrich Schiller University Jena (DE)
ORCID
Venue
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
Publisher
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Published
1999-09
Volume
31
Issue
9
Pages
1342-1345
ISSN
0195-9131 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1097/00005768-199909000-00017
OpenAlex
W1970622846
Cited by
183
References
20
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FWCI
6.17
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Complementary and alternative medicine › Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Orthopedics and Sports Medicine › Sports Performance and Training
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Muscle metabolism and nutrition
Keywords
exercise intensity, VO2max, heart rate, anaerobic threshold, lactate threshold, cyclists, triathletes, output power, blood lactate, endurance training, exercise frequency, training duration
MeSH terms
Adult, Anthropometry, Physical Exertion, Heart Rate, Humans, Male, Oxygen Consumption, Anaerobic Threshold, Statistics, Nonparametric, Lactic Acid

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