LT (LACTATE THRESHOLD) IN 10-12 YEAR OLD BOYS DURING TREADMILL RUNNING / 体力科学

ABSTRACT

The influence of daily physical exercise on oxygen utilizing capacity of working muscle investigated by means of measureing lactate threshold (LT) during progressive treadmill running from the comparison between soccer group (S group N=12, 11.9±0.1 years of age) and control group (C group ; N=14, 11.8±0.1 years of age) . LT<SUB>1</SUB> was determined as the point where blood lactate concentration (La) increased from rest level, and LT<SUB>2</SUB> was determined by the gradient, La/VO<SUB>2</SUB>. body weight<SUP>-1</SUP> (2 mM/10 ml. kg<SUP>-1</SUP>, min<SUP>-1</SUP>) .<BR>LT<SUB>1</SUB> and LT<SUB>2</SUB> in S group were significantly higher than those in C group expressed with absolute and relative values of VO<SUB>2</SUB> (1. min<SUP>-1</SUP>, ml. kg<SUP>-1</SUP>. min<SUP>-1</SUP>, % VO<SUB>2</SUB>max) . No significant differences in La, ventilation responses, and heart rate at the point of LT<SUB>1</SUB> and LT<SUB>2</SUB> were observed between S and C group, La showed slight decrease and was kept at lower level in S group with increase of VO<SUB>2</SUB>, compared with C group. On the contrary, La in C group began to increase at lower level of VO<SUB>2</SUB>. From our previous longitudinal study of LT in non-athletic children, we observed that LT shifted to lower level with growth. It was sugesed that La curve of S group, such shift had not occurred. Differences of these patterns in VO<SUB>2</SUB> and La between athletic children and non-athletic children were similar to those observed in adults athletes and non-athletes.<BR>In conclusion it was supposed that sufficient daily physical training in 10-12 year of age might increase oxygen utilizing capacity of leg working muscle during running exercise.