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Int J Sports Med 2023; 44(13): 961-968
DOI: 10.1055/a-1925-6494
Physiology & Biochemistry

Can Hypoxia Alter the Anaerobic Capacity Measured by a Single Exhaustive Exercise?

Yan Figueiredo Foresti
1   Physical Education, USP EEFERP, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil
,
Wonder Passoni Higino
2   CeCAES, Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia do Sul de Minas Gerais – Campus Muzambinho, Muzambinho, Brazil
1   Physical Education, USP EEFERP, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil
3   Programa de Ciências da Reabilitação, Universidade Federal de Alfenas, Alfenas, Brazil
,
Carlos Dellavechia de Carvalho 
4   Health Sciences, Universidade de São Paulo Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil
,
Guilherme Henrique Esequiel
1   Physical Education, USP EEFERP, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil
,
Gabriel Peinado Costa
1   Physical Education, USP EEFERP, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil
,
Rômulo Bertuzzi
5   School of Physical Education and Sport, University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil
6   School of Physical Education and Sport of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
,
Marcelo Papoti
6   School of Physical Education and Sport of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
› Author Affiliations Funding We would like to thanks all the participants of the present study the School of Physical Education and Sport of Ribeirão Preto and the Fundação de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) for the financial support (grant number 13/15322–3).
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Abstract

The present study aimed to compare the MAODALT in situations of hypoxia and normoxia to confirm the method validity. Seventeen healthy and physically active men participated in this study, aged 25.2±3.2 years. All participants underwent four days of evaluation. The first day was performed a body composition test, an incremental test to exhaustion to determine the maximum oxygen uptake, familiarizing the hypoxia (H) and normoxia (N) situation and the equipment used. On the second, third and fourth days, supramaximal efforts were performed until exhaustion at 110% of maximum oxygen uptake, in a situation of hypoxia (FIO2=14.0%) and normoxia (FIO2=20.9%). The anaerobic capacity was considered the sum of energy supply of the alactic and lactic systens. The absolute or relative anaerobic capacity values were not different (H=3.9±1.1 L, N=3.8±0.9 L, p=0.69), similarly no differences were found for the alactic contribution (H=1.7±0.5 L, N=1.5±0.5 L, p=0.30) and lactic contribution (H=2.3±0.9 L, N=2.3±0.7 L, p=0.85). It can be concluded that the anaerobic capacity measured by a single exhaustive effort is not altered by hypoxia.

Key Words

anaerobic capacity - MAOD - hypoxia - altitude - metabolism


Publication History

Received: 01 June 2022

Accepted: 16 August 2022

Accepted Manuscript online:
16 August 2022

Article published online:
06 October 2023

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