Myra Nimmo
Effects of active, passive or no warm-up on metabolism and performance during high-intensity exercise.
Nimmo, Myra; Gray, Susan
Authors
Susan Gray
Abstract
The aim of this study was to determine the influence of type of warm-up on metabolism and performance during high-intensity exercise. Eight males performed 30 s of intense exercise at 120% of their maximal power output followed, 1 min later, by a performance cycle to exhaustion, again at 120% of maximal power output. Exercise was preceded by active, passive or no warm-up (control). Muscle temperature, immediately before exercise, was significantly elevated after active and passive warm-ups compared to the control condition (36.9 ±0.18°C, 36.8 ±0.18°C and 33.6 ±0.25°C respectively; mean ± sx ) ( P < 0.05). Total oxygen consumption during the 30 s exercise bout was significantly greater in the active and passive warm-up trials than in the control trial (1017 ±22, 943 ±53 and 838 ±45 ml O 2 respectively). Active warm-up resulted in a blunted blood lactate response during high-intensity exercise compared to the passive and control trials (change = 5.53 ±0.52, 8.09 ±0.57 and 7.90 ±0.38 mmol· l -1 respectively) ( P < 0.05). There was no difference in exercise time to exhaustion between the active, passive and control trials (43.9 ±4.1, 48.3 ±2.7 and 46.9 ±6.2 s respectively) ( P = 0.69). These results indicate that, although the mechanism by which muscle temperature is elevated influences certain metabolic responses during subsequent high-intensity exercise, cycling performance is not significantly affected.
Citation
Nimmo, M., & Gray, S. (2001). Effects of active, passive or no warm-up on metabolism and performance during high-intensity exercise. Journal of Sports Sciences, 19(9), 693-700. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640410152475829
| Journal Article Type | Article |
|---|---|
| Acceptance Date | Mar 22, 2001 |
| Online Publication Date | Dec 9, 2010 |
| Publication Date | Sep 1, 2001 |
| Deposit Date | Jun 20, 2008 |
| Print ISSN | 0264-0414 |
| Electronic ISSN | 1466-447X |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis |
| Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 693-700 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1080/02640410152475829 |
| Keywords | blood lactate, cycling, muscle temperature |
| Public URL | http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/1651 |