Induced hypervolemia, cardiac function, VO2max and performance of elite cyclists
Objective: To determine whether plasma volume expansion (PVexp) in elite endurance-trained (ET) cyclists, who already possess both a high blood volume (BV) and a high VO2max, leads to further enhancements in their cardiac function, VO2max, and endurance performance (time to exhaustion at 95% V(dot)O2max).
Result: Expansion of BV in elite ET cyclists, who already possess a high BV, does not improve their V(dot)O2max and endurance
performance. Elite ET athletes may already be at an optimal BV, which is at or near the limits of their diastolic reserve capacity.
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| Notations: | endurance sports biological and medical sciences |
| Published in: | Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise |
| Language: | English |
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1999
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| Online Access: | https://journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/Fulltext/1999/06000/Induced_hypervolemia,_cardiac_function,.7.aspx |
| Volume: | 31 |
| Issue: | 6 |
| Pages: | 800-808 |
| Document types: | article |
| Level: | advanced |