최대운동능력과 뇌 과학의 관계 고찰: 'Central Governor Theory'

초록

The purpose of this study is to provide basic data for the improvement of exercise performance and to expand the field of brain research in Korea by reviewing the relationship between maximal exercise performance and the brain. In 1923, Archibald Vivian Hill, a muscle physiologist, reported that muscle fatigue during exercise was determined by “peripheral fatigue” caused by biological changes and that the central nervous system could not directly cause fatigue. He also reported that the maximum capacity of the heart at the end of exercise was a pivotal factor in causing muscle fatigue. However, with the introduction of the ‘Central Governor Theory’ by Timothy David Noakes in 1997, the theory that maximal exercise performance was controlled by the brain was systematically established. According to the Central Governor Theory, the central nerves of the brain voluntarily suspend the continuation of maximal exercise performance in order to maintain homeostasis. however, because this mechanism involves overcompensation by the brain to protect the body, it prevents demonstration of the potential to sustain maximal exercise performance. Therefore, we propose that if domestic athletes and people can fully understand and manage this phenomenon while exercising in the field, it can play an effective role in maximizing exercise performance during training or competition. Moreover, we need continued studies for establishing new protocols to increase the accuracy of maximum oxygen uptake measurement methods.

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