PROPERTIES OF THE POWER OUTPUT AND ITS MAXIMAL DURATION IN MAN
- Author:
MICHIKATSU KONNO
;
TAKUJI MASUDA
;
YUTAKA YOSHIMIZU
;
MAKOTO YASUNAGA
;
TOSHIKI CHIWATA
;
SHIGERU KATSUTA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:Japanese Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine
1974;23(1):32-38
- CountryJapan
- Language:English
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Abstract:
The relations between the power output during exercise and its maximal duration have been investigated on three young male subjects throughout the performance of heavy constant loaded cycling exercises with different intensities, all of which lead to exhaustion during the period from about 20 seconds to about 100 minutes.
The Aerobic Power output (mean total oxygen intake during exercise) develops rapidly with the increase of the maximal duration of exercise amounting to a few minutes in every case, and then, levels off approximately in one case, but declines steadily in the other cases.
The Anaerobic Power output (oxygen debt per endurance time of exercise) decreases rapidly with the increase of the maximal duration of exercise amounting to about 5 minutes, and then decreases slowly.
The relation between the Total Power output (sum of the Aerobic Power output plus the Anaerobic Power output) and its maximal duration is summarized as the two equations : log P = a - b logt, in the case of the t shorter than about 5 minutes, and log P =a′ - b′log t, in the case of the t longer than about 5 minutes. Here, P is the Total Power, tis the maximal duration, and a, b, a′ and b′ are constants. In each subject, the values of the constants a and b respectively. are greater than the a′ and b′
The present investigation was supported by a Grant in Aid for the Miscellaneous Scientific Research from the Ministry of Education.
