Dynamic exercise training in foxhounds. I. Oxygen consumption and hemodynamic responses

T. I. Musch, G. C. Haidet, G. A. Ordway, J. C. Longhurst, J. H. Mitchell

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Abstract

Ten foxhounds were studied during maximal and submaximal exercise on a motor-driven treadmill before and after 8-12 wk of training. Training consisted of working at 80% of maximal heart rate 1 h/day, 5 days/wk. Maximal O2 consumption (V̇O2(max)) increased 28% from 113.7 ± 5.5 to 146.1 ± 5.4 ml O2 x min-1 x kg-1, pre-to posttraining. This increase in V̇O2(max) was due primarily to a 27% increase in maximal cardiac output, since maximal arteriovenous O2 difference increased only 4% above pretraining values. Mean arterial pressure during maximal exercise did not change from pre- to posttraining,with the result that calculated systemic vascular resistance (SVR) decreased 20%. There were no training-induced changes in O2 consumption, cardiac output, arteriovenous O2 difference, mean arterial pressure, or SVR at any level of submaximal exercise. However, if post- and pretraining values are compared, heart rate was lower and stroke volume was greater at any level of submaximal exercise. Venous lactate concentrations during a given level of submaximal exercise were significantly lower during posttraining compared with pretraining, but venous lactate concentrations during maximal exercise did not change as a result of exercise training. These results indicate that a program of endurance training will produce a significant increase in V̇O2(max) in the foxhound. This increase in V̇O2(max) is similar to that reported previously for humans and rats but is derived primarily from central (stroke volume) changes rather than a combination of central and peripheral (O2 extraction) changes.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)183-189
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of applied physiology
Volume59
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1985

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physiology
  • Physiology (medical)

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