The Impact of Training on the Loss of Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Aging Masters Endurance Athletes.
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Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Review (review): journal as complete as possible of one specific subject, written based on exhaustive analyses from published work.
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Title
The Impact of Training on the Loss of Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Aging Masters Endurance Athletes.
Journal
International journal of environmental research and public health
ISSN
1660-4601 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
1660-4601
Publication state
Published
Issued date
03/09/2022
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
19
Number
17
Pages
11050
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Review
Publication Status: epublish
Publication Status: epublish
Abstract
Elite masters endurance athletes are considered models of optimal healthy aging due to the maintenance of high cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) until old age. Whereas a drop in VO <sub>2</sub> max in masters athletes has been broadly investigated, the modifying impact of training still remains a matter of debate. Longitudinal observations in masters endurance athletes demonstrated VO <sub>2</sub> max declines between -5% and -46% per decade that were closely related to changes in training volume. Here, using regression analyses, we show that 54% and 39% of the variance in observed VO <sub>2</sub> max decline in male and female athletes, respectively is explained by changes in training volume. An almost linear VO <sub>2</sub> max decrease was observed in studies on young and older athletes, as well as non-athletes, starting a few days after training cessation, with a decline of as much as -20% after 12 weeks. Besides a decline in stroke volume and cardiac output, training cessation was accompanied by considerable reductions in citrate synthase and succinate dehydrogenase activity (reduction in mitochondrial content and oxidative capacity). This reduction could largely be rescued within similar time periods of training (re)uptake. It is evident that training reduction or cessation leads to a considerably accelerated VO <sub>2</sub> max drop, as compared to the gradual aging-related VO <sub>2</sub> max decline, which can rapidly nullify many of the benefits of preceding long-term training efforts.
Keywords
Aging, Athletes, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Female, Humans, Male, Nutritional Status, Oxygen Consumption, Physical Endurance, Stroke Volume, aerobic exercise capacity, aging, exercise training, training (re)uptake, training cessation
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Web of science
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Yes
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