Three Weeks of Overload Training Increases Resting Muscle Sympathetic Activity

Purpose Overload training is hypothesized to alter autonomic regulation, though interpretations using indirect measures of heart rate variability are conflicting. The aim of the present study was to examine the effects of overload training on muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA), a direct measure of central sympathetic outflow, in recreational endurance athletes. Methods Measurements of heart rate variability, cardiac baroreflex sensitivity (BRS), MSNA (microneurography), and sympathetic BRS were obtained in seventeen healthy triathletes and cyclists after 1-week of reduced training (baseline) and following 3-weeks of either regular (CON, n=7) or overload (OL, n=10) training. Results Following training, the changes ([INCREMENT]) in peak power output (10 ± 10 vs. -12 ± 9 W, P 0.05). Conclusions Overload training increased MSNA and attenuated increases in cardiac BRS and heart rate variability observed with regular training. These results support neural adaptations following overload training and suggest that increased central sympathetic outflow may be linked with decreased exercise performance. Address for Correspondence: Jamie F. Burr, Animal Science and Nutrition, 50 Stone Road E., University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada, N1G 2W1, Phone 519-824-4120 x 52591. Email: burrj@uoguelph.ca This research was supported by a Natural Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada Discovery Grant (P.J.M. #06019; J.F.B. #03974), the Ontario Ministry of Research, Innovation, Science (P.J.M. #34379; J.F.B. 460597), and the Canada Foundation for Innovation (P.J.M.#34379; J.F.B. 460597). A.M.C. was supported by a Ontario Graduate Scholarship. A.V.I. and C.J.D. were supported by Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarships in Science and Technology. J.D.S. was supported by a NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award. The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare. The results of the study are presented clearly, honestly, and without fabrication, falsification, or inappropriate data manipulation. The results of the present study do not constitute endorsement by ACSM. Accepted for Publication: 28 November 2017 © 2017 American College of Sports Medicine

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