THE EFFECTS OF ANAEROBIC TRAINING ON SELECTED COMPONENTS OF THE AEROBIC SYSTEM by IBARRA, GUSTAVO HERRERA, Ph.D., Brigham Young University, 1982, 131 pages; AAT 8306257
Abstract (Summary)
The effects of six weeks of high intensity anaerobic training on various physiological, metabolic and performance factors were assessed in 14 well trained male endurance athletes (x VO(,2) max = 75.6 ml(.)kg('-1)(.)min('-1)). Anaerobic training caused a 14% decrease in succinate dehydrogenase activity of gastrocnemius muscle and a 6% decrease in treadmill running time to exhaustion. There were no significant changes in VO(,2) max, fiber type distribution, slow twitch or fast twitch fiber area or in performance times at a 3,000 and 10,000 meter run. These data suggest that intense training of an anaerobic nature is capable of maintaining an already high aerobic capacity, but that total SDH activity may decrease as a result of a decrease in total work time over the training period. The implications of the fall in SDH activity was not apparent from the results of the middle distance runs. However, under the more exhaustive treadmill test the fall in SDH activity may have influenced endurance.
Indexing (document details)
School: Brigham Young University
School Location: United States -- Utah
Source: DAI-B 43/10, p. 3151, Apr 1983
Source type: Dissertation
Subjects: Anatomy & physiology, Animals
Publication Number: AAT 8306257
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