American Journal of Sports Science and Medicine, 2014, Vol. 2, No. 2, 65-69
Available online at http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajssm/2/2/2
© Science and Education Publishing
DOI:10.12691/ajssm-2-2-2
Circadian Cycle and Its Influence on Parameters of
Aerobic Training
Ramon Cruz
1
, Francisco de Assis Manoel
2
, Bruno Pereira Melo
2
, Sandro Fernandes da Silva
3,*
1
Faculdade de Educação Física e Desporto, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil
2
Departamento de Educação Física, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, Brazil
3
Departamento de Educação Física, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras, Brazil
*Corresponding author: sandrofs@gmail.com
Received January 29, 2014; Revised March 05, 2014; Accepted March 09, 2014
Abstract Objectives: This study aims to evaluate the Influence of two distinct Periods of the day on maximal
aerobic power in young Athletes mountain bike. Volunteers are the mountain bike Athletes, 37.83 ± 8.87 years, and
underwent two progressive maximal exercise test on a cycle Ergometer at two times of day. Gauging the behavior
glucose and heart rate. The verification of normality of data was performed by the Shapiro-Wilk test for analysis of
variables was Adopted t test for paired samples. Statistical we Adopted an evidence for p <0.05. Results: Were the
glucose threshold results not statistically significant. However trends indicating were there a better outcome in the
evening. The maximal workload, maximal heart rate and glycemic load threshold. Conclusions: The results show
trends on performance and circadian rhythm, and yet, the routine or team chosen for sensivity training appears to the
circadian cycle.
Keywords: circadian cycle, training and cycling
Cite This Article: Ramon Cruz, Francisco de Assis Manoel, Bruno Pereira Melo, and Sandro Fernandes da
Silva, “Circadian Cycle and Its Influence on Parameters of Aerobic Training.” American Journal of Sports
Science and Medicine, vol. 2, no. 2 (2014): 65-69. doi: 10.12691/ajssm-2-2-2.
1. Introduction
The performance variables physiological and psychological
suffers interference of biological rhythms, which are
cyclic changes that are regularly repeated in a given time
interval generated in periods of 24 hours [1]. Some studies
had been made identifying the influence of circadian cycle in
determining variables on performance, as cardiovascular
function [8], metabolic [9] and respiratory [2].
Physiological control of the circadian cycle is
determined by changes in frequency environmental, and
the light / dark cycle is one of the main synchronizers.
Another way for the body to control their circadian
mechanisms is necessary external and internal stimuli,
acting as guides. These two pieces of information are
transmitted to a biological oscillator, located in the
suprachiasmatic nucleus of the hypothalamus, which acts
as an integrator [3].
The interferon Consistency of the circadian cycle in
human performance seems to follow the rhythm of body
temperature [4,5]. Body temperature is often used as a
marker rhythm, ease of measurement and its strong
endogenous component. The minimum body temperature
curve occurs during sleep, around 4:00 [7]. From this
point, it starts increasing which increases upon awakening.
After noon, there is a slight decrease, a phenomenon
called post-lunch dip, then rise again, which leads to the
occurrence of higher values at about 18:00 [9]. Similar to
body temperature, heart function has also changes
according to time of day, consistently lower at evening,
independent of load, with a difference between day and
night for 5-10 bpm.
The HR
max
has been studied by different researchers
[1,6]. In the literature we apply the cycle ergometer
exercise at various times, such as: 2:00, 6:00, 10:00,
2:00pm, 6:00pm and 10:00pm and has been found that
significant circadian variation in the Fc
max
[10]. Moreover,
also the use of cycling were their used the time, 4:00, 8:00,
12:00, 3:00pm, 6:00pm, 9:00pm and 24:00 h [11], and in
another study that found no significant differences
between the different periods [5], used four times (8:00,
12:00, 4:00pm and 8:00pm) [5].
For best response to training, it is necessary to control
some markers of performance. An important marker of
human performance, VO
2MAX
shows a circadian cycle of
the interference [6] as well as other markers performance
aerobic and anaerobic most [1,6] such as lactate, and the
critical velocity (CV) [12].
The anaerobic threshold (AT) is a parameter widely
used for exercise prescription and research in exercise
physiology [13]. The AT can be determined by the
behavior of blood lactate, which is a body's metabolic
response to stress and that means a gradual transition
between the energy systems [11]. Yet another method has
been highlighted in order to identify the AT, which is the
blood glucose response during progressive exercise [5].
But the blood glucose response has yet been the focus of
many studies seeking its new relationship with other