Relationship between maximal oxygen uptake on different ergometers, lean arm volume and strength in paraplegic subjects |
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Authors: | H Arabi H Vandewalle P Pitor J de Lattre and H Monod |
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Institution: | (1) Laboratoire de Physiologie du Travail et du Sport, 91 bd de l'H?pital, F-75634 Paris Cedex 13, France, FR;(2) Laboratoire d'Explorations Fonctionnelles, H?pital Raymond Poincaré, Garches, France, FR |
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Abstract: | The present experiment was designed to study the importance of strength and muscle mass as factors limiting maximal oxygen
uptake (V˙O2
max
) in wheelchair subjects. Thirteen paraplegic subjects mean age 29.8 (8.7) years] were studied during continuous incremental
exercises until exhaustion on an arm-cranking ergometer (AC), a wheelchair ergometer (WE) and motor-driven treadmill (TM).
Lean arm volume (LAV) was estimated using an anthropometric method based upon the measurement of various circumferences of
the arm and forearm. Maximal strength (MVF) was measured while pushing on the rim of the wheelchair for three positions of
the hand on the rim (−30°, 0° and +30°). The results indicate that paraplegic subjects reached a similar V˙O2
max
1.23 (0.34) l · min−1, 1.25 (0.38) l · min−1, 1.22 (0.18) l · min−1 for AC, TM and WE, respectively] and V˙O2
max
/body mass 19.7 (5.2) ml · min−1 · kg−1, 19.5 (6.14) ml · min−1 · kg−1, 19.18 (4.27) ml · min−1 · kg−1 for AC, TM and WE, respectively on the three ergometers. Maximal heart rate f
c
max
during the last minute of AC (173 (17) beats · min−1], TM 168 (14) beats · min−1], and WE 165 (16) beats · min−1], were correlated, but f
c
max
was significantly higher for AC than for TM (P<0.03). There were significant correlations between MVF and LAV (P<0.001) and between the MVF data obtained at different angles of the hand on the rim 311.9 (90.1) N, 313.2 (81.2) N, 257.1
(71) N, at −30°, 0° and +30°, respectively]. There was no correlation between V˙O2
max
and LAV or MVF. The relatively low values of f
c
max
suggest that V˙O2
max
was, at least in part, limited by local aerobic factors instead of central cardiovascular factors. On the other hand, the
lack of a significant correlation between V˙O2
max
and MVF or muscle mass was not in favour of muscle strength being the main factor limiting V˙O2
max
in our subjects.
Accepted: 31 January 1997 |
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Keywords: | Paraplegics Aerobic power Muscle mass Maximal strength Ergometer |
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