Validade de limiares de transição identificados a partir da frequência cardíaca

Abstract

The aim of this study was to verify the validity in the use of the Heart Rate Inflexion Point (HRIP) to identify the first Lactate Threshold (LT1) and the Heart Rate Variability Threshold (HRVT) in a progressive test with cycle ergometer. Nine individuals (26.0 ± 4.1 years; 175.9 ± 8.5cm; 76.2 ±15.1Kg; 12.9 ± 4.1 Fat %) performed progressive exercise in the cycle ergometer, with initial load of 25 W with increments of 25 W every 2 minutes. The Heart Rate Inflection Point (HRIP) was found in the negative Dmax of the difference between the 3rd degree polynomial fit and the linear fit of all the points in the HR versus Power plot. The Heart Rate Variability Threshold (HRVT) was identified in the first stage of the curve where the difference between the SD1 of two consecutive stages was less than 1 ms. The First Lactate Threshold (LT1) was identified in the load of the last stage before an increase of 0.5 mmol.L-1. There were no significant differences between the power and the HR of occurrence of the HRIP, HRVT and the LL1 (104.4 ± 21.5 W, 136.1 ± 37.7 W, 125.0 ± 48.4 W and 118 ± 17 bpm, 131 ± 17 bpm, 123 ± 21 bpm, respectively, p > 0.05). Nonetheless, a high bias in the identification of the HRIP when compared to the HRVT and a small bias of the intensity of occurrence of the HRIP and LT1 were observed. No significant associations between the HRIP and LT1 and HRVT identification variables was found, p > 0.05) These results show that HRIP is found in lower intensities than the LT1 and the HRVT