Relatively shorter but intensive isotonic exercise in legs prevented the decrease in maximal aerobic power after 20 days of head down tilt bed rest in man
Suzuki, Y.; Takenaka, K.; Haruna, Y.; Akima, H.; Fukunaga, T.; Kawakubo, K.; Gunji, A.
Journal of Gravitational Physiology a Journal of the International Society for Gravitational Physiology 6(1): P117-P118
1999
ISSN/ISBN: 1077-9248 PMID: 11542984 Document Number: 498936
As a countermeasures for the decrease in maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) during prolong simulated weightlessness, it has been suggested that intensive isotonic legs exercise was useful. The reason is possibly that a dynamic and intensive resistance exercise training makes to maintain not only the volume of exercising muscles but also cardiac output. For the reason, it has been studied the effects of 3 different exercise training on VO2max during simulated weightlessness.