Open AccessMaximal oxygen uptake ???classical??? versus ???contemporary??? viewpoints
Author(s) -
Ulf Bergh,
Björn Ekblom,
PerOlof Åstrand
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
medicine and science in sports and exercise
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1530-0315
pISSN - 0195-9131
DOI - 10.1097/00005768-200001000-00013
Subject(s) - rebuttal , limiting , viewpoints , skeletal muscle , cardiology , medicine , law , physics , political science , engineering , mechanical engineering , acoustics
In two articles Timothy Noakes proposes a new physiological model in which skeletal muscle recruitment is regulated by a central "govenor," specifically to prevent the development of a progressive myocardial ischemia that would precede the development of skeletal muscle anaerobiosis during maximal exercise. In this rebuttal to the Noakes' papers, we argue that Noakes has ignored data supporting the existing hypothesis that under normal conditions cardiac output is limiting maximal aerobic power during dynamic exercise engaging large muscle groups.