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Breathing Pattern Response after 6-Week of Inspiratory Muscle Training during Exercise
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: Received: 23 November 2023 / Approved: 6 December 2023 / Online: 7 December 2023 (08:16:24 CET)
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Salazar-Martínez, E. Breathing Pattern Response after 6 Weeks of Inspiratory Muscle Training during Exercise. Adv. Respir. Med. 2024, 92, 58-65. Salazar-Martínez, E. Breathing Pattern Response after 6 Weeks of Inspiratory Muscle Training during Exercise. Adv. Respir. Med. 2024, 92, 58-65.
Abstract
(1) Background: During physical exercise, ventilation (VE) adapts to the intensity and characteris-tics of the effort. The breathing pattern is defined as the relationship between the tidal volume (VT) and breathing frequency (BF) for a given VE. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether inspiratory muscle training influenced the response of the breathing pattern during an incremen-tal effort in amateur cyclists. (2) Methods: 18 amateur cyclists completed an incremental test to exhaustion with gas analysis on a cycle ergometer and spirometry. Cyclists were randomly as-signed to two groups (IMTG=9; CON=9). The IMT group completed 6 weeks of inspiratory muscle training (IMT) using a PowerBreathe K3® device at 50% of the maximum inspiratory pressure (Pimax). The workload was adjusted weekly. After the 6-week intervention, the cyclists repeated the incremental exercise test with gas analysis and spirometry. The response of the breathing pat-tern was evaluated during the incremental exercise test. (3) Results: Pimax increased in the IMTG (p<0.05; +19.62%). Variables related to the breathing pattern response showed no differences be-tween groups after the intervention (EXPvsCON; p>0.05). Likewise, no differences were found in the IMTG after training (PREvsPOST; p>0.05). (4) Conclusions: IMT improved the strength of in-spiratory muscles and sports performance in amateur cyclists. These changes were not attributed to alterations in the response of the breathing pattern.
Keywords
breathing pattern; ventilation; cycling; inspiratory muscle training
Subject
Medicine and Pharmacology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
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