Abstract
This study attempted to determine circadian rhythms in metabolic responses to submaximal and maximal workloads by concentrating on repeated observations of a male subject over 16 weeks. Altogether 36 experimental tests were undertaken on a cycle ergometer, six at each of the times, 0200, 0600, 1000, 1400, 1800 and 2200 hours. The work test comprised two consecutive 5-min periods at 82 and 147 W, followed immediately by an incremental workload to exhaustion. Significant circadian rhythms were found at rest pre-exercise for pulse rate (fh), VO2, VE and rectal temperature (Tr) (p<0·001), with fH leading the others in phase and Tt lagging significantly behind VE (p<0·05). The circadian cycle in VE persisted at both submaximal steady rates, with the VO2 significant at the higher rate only when uncorrected for body weight. There was no evidence of a circadian variation in ‘muscular efficiency’. No significant rhythms were found in metabolic measures at maximal exercise or during recovery, indicating no time of ...
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