Abstract

ANGELO, Rui; MOURAO, Paulo; CARVALHO, Alberto  and  CARVALHO, Carlos. Combined intervention of neuromuscular electrical stimulation and cycling exercise in Maximal Oxygen Intake Output. Motri. [online]. 2007, vol.3, n.2, pp.20-36. ISSN 1646-107X.

The main purpose of our study was to test the direct effect of using combined electrical muscle stimulation with endurance cycling exercises over the maximal oxygen intake factor. We used a sample of 12 subjects, subsequently split into to different groups of 6. All subjects were participants in a four week, four times per week, 50 minute cycling training protocol. One group was also subjected to a simultaneous electrical muscle stimulation protocol on three of the training sessions. To assess maximal aerobic power output we used a maximal cycle-ergometer test with step by step load increases. Our results demonstrated that the muscle stimulation assisted group revealed a statistically significant Vo2máx increase, as well as a higher physical fitness development when comparing within group heart rate evolution. However, between group difference was not significant. We may thus conclude that combined training methodologies may contribute to a faster and more effective goal achievement when regarding VO₂máx variables.

Keywords : Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation; Maximal Oxygen Intake; Cycling exercise.

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