Repeated Treadmill Sprints Impair Cognitive Performance in Amateur Team-Sport Athletes When Performed in Normobaric Hypoxia.
JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCE AND MEDICINE(2019)
Abstract
This study determined if a single bout of repeated-sprint running under hypoxic (RSH) conditions was associated with impaired cognitive function when compared with repeated-sprint running under normoxic (RSN) conditions. Eleven amateur team-sport athletes performed a repeated-sprint running protocol (4 sets of 4, 4-s all-out sprints; i.e., RSR444) under both conditions (14.5% and 20.9% O-2) on a non-motorized treadmill. Changes in SpO2, prefrontal cortex total haemoglobin (Delta[THb]), oxyhaemoglobin (Delta[O(2)Hb]), deoxyhaemoglobin (Delta[HHb]) and cognitive function (detection task: DET; identification task: IDN; one card learning task: OCL; performed pre and 20 min post RSR444) were examined. During RSH, SpO2 was lower following each set (p <= 0.05), while [HHb] was higher after each set (p <= 0.05) compared with RSN. In addition, while there was no effect of condition on DET (p = 0.20) or IDN (p = 0.14), OCL accuracy was lower after, compared with before, RSH (p=0.04), but not RSN (p = 0.52). A significant relationship was observed between Delta[HHB] and Delta OCL accuracy (r = -0.68, p = 0.01). Performance of a single bout of RSH with 14.5% O-2 resulted in impaired cognitive function in amateur team-sport athletes. Coaches should be mindful of timing of RSH prescription with regard to other training sessions that challenge speed and movement accuracy.
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Key words
Altitude,RSH,sports,cerebral oxygenation,exercise,cognition
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