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DOI: 10.1055/a-2211-9421
Breathing Motion Pattern in Cyclists: Role of Inferior against Superior Thorax Compartment
Fundings FAPEMIG – Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais — PEE-00596–14 and 12040/2017 CNPq – Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico — 481391/2013–4 CAPES – Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior — 2011/10–7 and 08/2014
Abstract
The thoracoabdominal breathing motion pattern is being considered in sports training because of its contribution, along with other physiological adaptations, to overall performance. We examined whether and how experience with cycling training modifies the thoracoabdominal motion patterns. We utilized optoelectronic plethysmography to monitor ten trained male cyclists and compared them to ten physically active male participants performing breathing maneuvers. Cyclists then participated in a self-paced time trial to explore the similarity between that observed during resting breathing. From the 3D coordinates of 32 markers positioned on each participant’s trunk, we calculated the percentage of contribution of the superior thorax, inferior thorax, and abdomen and the correlation coefficient among these compartments. During the rest maneuvers, the cyclists showed a thoracoabdominal motion pattern characterized by an increased role of the inferior thorax relative to the superior thorax (26.69±5.88%, 34.93±5.03%; p=0.002, respectively), in contrast to the control group (26.69±5.88%; 25.71±6.04%, p=0.4, respectively). In addition, the inferior thorax showed higher coordination in phase with the abdomen. Furthermore, the results of the time trial test underscored the same pattern found in cyclists breathing at rest, suggesting that the development of a permanent modification in respiratory mechanics may be associated with cycling practice.
Publikationsverlauf
Eingereicht: 12. Juni 2023
Angenommen: 15. November 2023
Accepted Manuscript online:
15. November 2023
Artikel online veröffentlicht:
20. März 2024
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