The Impact of Acute Mild Normobaric Hypoxia and a Single Bout of Exercise to Volitional Exhaustion on Cognitive Performance in Endurance and Strength-Trained Athletes: The role of BDNF, EP-1, Catecholamines and Lactate

The aim of the study was to examine whether a single bout exercise volitional exhaustion, performed under moderate normobaric hypoxia (H), would affect psychomotor performance (PP) in differently trained athletes. For this purpose, ten strength-trained (S) athletes, endurance-trained (E) athletes and healthy men leading sedentary lifestyle as control (C) group voluntarily two graded tests until exhaustion (EVE) normoxia (N) H (FiO2 = 14.7%). We measured peripheral level brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), choice reaction time (CRT) number correct reactions (NCR) indices PP. Psychomotor were at rest, immediately after EVE 3 minutes EVE. Venous blood samples collected cessation each EVE, 1 h results showed that significantly (p < 0.05) impaired CRT N H, NCR only E group. higher WRmax compared S C groups associated with significant 0.005) increase adrenaline (A) noradrenaline (NA). There no differences between conditions (N vs. H) BDNF rest exercise. cognitive function group; involvement sympathetic nervous system, A NA may also play role phenomenon. Therefore, it can be concluded exposure did not have negative impact on or NCR. Moreover, improve function.