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  • Title: Effects of 20 days horizontal bed rest on mechanical efficiency during steady state exercise at mild-moderate work intensities in young subjects.
    Author: Suzuki Y, Iwamoto S, Haruna Y, Kuriyama K, Kawakubo K, Gunji A.
    Journal: J Gravit Physiol; 1997 Jan; 4(1):S46-52. PubMed ID: 11541176.
    Abstract:
    Delta efficiency(DE) at mild-moderate (31%-56% of maximum oxygen uptake) bicycle exercise in the upright sitting and in the supine position was measured in 10 young males and 5 females before and after 20 days bed rest (BR). Total muscle mass in the both legs(TMML) were measured by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry. After BR, oxygen uptake decreased at all intensities during upright exercise and at 100 W during supine exercise (p<0.05) in the males but cardiac output (acetylene rebreathing) was almost unchanged. As defined as increase in work over the corresponding increase in energy liberation, DE significantly increased by 20.1% during upright exercise and 18.4% during supine exercise in males, but unchanged in females. TMML was decreased in both males and females. The differences in DE between males and females could not be explained in the present study. One possibility might be that the decreased DE was due to a simultaneous decrease in slow twitch muscle fiber content which might be responsible for the decreased TMML induced by BR in the males.
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