PMID: 640918Apr 1, 1978Paper

Efficiency of anaerobic work

Journal of Applied Physiology: Respiratory, Environmental and Exercise Physiology
L B Gladden, H G Welch

Abstract

This study was undertaken to compare the efficiency of aerobic and anaerobic work. Nine subjects worked at approximately 100% VO2 max for 2 min while inspiring gas mixtures with O2 fractions ranging from 0.13 to 0.21. Exercise O2 uptake, recovery O2 uptake, and blood lactate concentration were measured. Steady level O2 uptake was measured in normoxia at submaximal loads of about 30, 50, and 70% of VO2 max. Fast recovery O2 uptake did not change as PIO2 was varied. Exercise O2 uptake and blood lactate concentrations were linearly related to PIO2. The ratio of the slopes of these lines provided an empirical expression of the O2 equivalent of blood lactate. This ratio was constant, suggesting that it is not less efficient to use ATP synthesized anaerobically. Energy input from lactate was calculated using this factor. Efficiency decreased as power output increased even at the submaximal work rates. This may result from either 1) a decrease in muscle efficiency, 2) an increase in metabolism that is not directly related to the external work, or 3) some combination of 1 and 2.

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