Effect of endurance training on excessive CO2 expiration due to lactate production in exercise

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Abstract
We attempted to determine the change in total excess volume of CO2 Output (CO2 excess) due to bicarbonate buffering of lactic acid produced in exercise due to endurance training for approximately 2 months and to assess the relationship between the changes of CO2 excess and distance-running performance. Six male endurance runners, aged 19–22 years, were subjects. Maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max), oxygen uptake (VO2) at anaerobic threshold (AT), CO2 excess and blood lactate concentration were measured during incremental exercise on a cycle ergometer and 12-min exhausting running performance (12-min ERP) was also measured on the track before and after endurance training. The absolute magnitudes in the improvement due to training for C02 excess per unit of body mass per unit of blood lactate accumulation (Ala−) in exercise (CO2 excess·mass−1·Δla−), 12-min ERP, VO2 at AT (AT-VO2) and VO2max on average were 0.8 ml·kg−1·l−1·mmol−1, 97.8m, 4.4 ml·kg−1· min−1 and 7.3 ml·kg−1·min−1, respectively. The percentage change in CO2 excess·mass−1·Δla− (15.7%) was almost same as those of VO2max (13.7%) and AT-VO2 (13.2%). It was found to be a high correlation between the absolute amount of change in CO2 excess·mass−1·Δla− and the absolute amount of change in AT-VO2 (r=0.94, P−1·Δla−, as well as that in AT-VO2 (r=0.92, Pr=0.81, P2 excess·mass−1·Δla−1 of endurance runners could be an important factor for success in performance related to comparatively intense endurance exercise such as 3000–4000 m races.