Intermittent-sprint performance is reduced in hot environments and the impairment occurs without significant difference in metabolic responses to exercise. Reductions in cerebral blood flow and voluntary activation occur with hyperthermia and neuromuscular impairment has been posited to explain decreased performance in the heat. Heat acclimation is used to minimise heat mediated performance impairment, yet traditional protocols may limit adaptation. The purpose of this thesis was to examine the efficacy of a novel progressive heat acclimation model for games players performing intermittent-sprint exercise in the heat and to examine if this method can ameliorate neuromuscular fatigue following exercise of this type.
| Date of Award | 2014 |
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| Original language | English |
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| Supervisor | Neil Maxwell (Supervisor), Paul C. Castle (Supervisor) & Emma Ross (Supervisor) |
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The effect of progressive heat acclimation on games players performing intermittent-sprint exercise in the heat
Hayes, M. (Author). 2014
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis