The effects of one-night sleep deprivation and one-night recovery sleep on endurance cycling performance
摘要
Sleep deprivation (SD) seems to impair endurance performance. However, little research is available on the effects of SD in the context of repeated bouts of endurance exercise. The effect of recovery sleep on endurance performance is also poorly understood.
MethodsTwenty-six male amateur cyclists/triathletes (mean ± SD: age 30.5 ± 8.8 yr,
Sleepiness and vigilance were impaired after SD (p < 0.05), but returned to baseline after recovery sleep. RPE (p = 0.023) and FS (p = 0.013) assessed during the 40-min cycling were negatively affected by SD, but returned to baseline after recovery sleep. HR and blood lactate were not affected by SD. No significant interaction effect was observed on time-trial work.
ConclusionIn the context of 3 consecutive days of endurance cycling, 25-h SD negatively affected moderate-intensity performance through higher RPE, but did not affect the 20-min time trial. One-night recovery sleep was sufficient to restore moderate-intensity endurance cycling performance.