Comparison of blood carbonic anhydrase activity of athletes performing interval and continuous running exercise at high altitude

Figures & data

Figure 1. pH balance of the skeletal muscle and the involvement of blood CAs in the process.

Figure 2. Interval training graph. 1: control, 2: 1st week before training, 3: 1st week after training, 4: 2nd week after training, 5: 4th week after training, 6: 6th week after training.

Figure 3. Continuous training graph. 1: control, 2: 1st week before training, 3: 1st week after training, 4: 2nd week after training, 5: 4th week after training, 6: 6th week after training.

Table 1. Erytrocytes carbonic anhydrase spesific activity results for control, interval and continuous tarining.

Training species		Specific activity results (EU/mg protein)	% Activity
Control		0.0120 ± 0.0003	100
Interval training	1st week before training	0.0127 ± 0.0005	106
	1st week after training	0.0139 ± 0.0007	116
	2nd week after training	0.0180 ± 0.0010	150
	4th week after training	0.0128 ± 0.0004	107
	6th week after training	0.0120 ± 0.0003	100
Continuous training	1st week before training	0.0122 ± 0.0003	102
	1st week after training	0.0130 ± 0.0005	108
	2nd week after training	0.0177 ± 0.0010	148
	4th week after training	0.0135 ± 0.0006	113
	6th week after training	0.0117 ± 0.0002	98

Table 2. Interval running group (IRG), continuous running group (CRG) and control group (CG).

		IRG (n = 7)	CRG (n = 7)	CG (n = 6)
		X ± SS	X ± SS	X ± SS
Age (years)		21.6 ± 1.07	23.1 ± 2.07	24.8 ± 1.47
Length (cm)		1.77 ± 0.08	1.75 ± 0.07	1.76 ± 0.05
Body mass (kg)	Before test	69.7 ± 9.2	66.5 ± 6.0	76.8 ± 10.0
	After test	68.3 ± 9.6*	64.6 ± 5.6**	77.6 ± 9.5*
Body mass index (kg/m^2)	Before test	21.9 ± 1.6	21.6 ± 1.6	21.9 ± 1.6
	After test	21.4 ± 1.7*	20.9 ± 1.6**	21.4 ± 1.7*
max ${\mathrm{V}}_{{\mathrm{O}}_2}$ (ml/kg/min)	Before test	42.6 ± 5.3	41.3 ± 3.0	36.7 ± 2.2
	After test	47.6 ± 4.1**	50.2 ± 3.5**	36.7 ± 1.3

*p < .05.

**p < .01.