20.500.12556/RUL-145333 Influence of an acute exposure to a moderate real altitude on motoneuron pool excitability and jumping performance The aim of the study was to test whether ascending to a moderate real altitude affects motoneuron pool excitability at rest, as expressed by a change in the H-reflex amplitude, and also to elucidate whether a possible alteration in the motoneuron pool excitability could be reflected in the execution of lower-body concentric explosive (squat jump; SJ) and fast eccentric-concentric (drop jump; DJ) muscle actions. Fifteen participants performed four experimental sessions that consisted of the combination of two real altitude conditions [low altitude (low altitude, 690 m), high altitude (higher altitude, 2,320 m)] and two testing procedures (H-reflex and vertical jumps). Participants were tested on each testing day at 8, 11, 14 and 17 h. The only significant difference (p < 0.05) detected for the H-reflex was the higher H-reflex response (25.6%) obtained 15 min after arrival at altitude compared to baseline measurement. In terms of motor behavior, DJ height was the only variable that showed a significant interaction between altitude conditions (LA and HA) and time of measurement (8, 11, 14 and 17 h) as DJ height increased more during successive measurements at HA compared to LA. The only significant difference between the LA and HA conditions was observed for DJ height at 17 h which was higher for the HA condition (p = 0.04, ES = 0.41). Although an increased H-reflex response was detected after a brief (15–20 min) exposure to real altitude, the effect on motoneuron pool excitability could not be confirmed since no significant changes in the H-reflex were detected when comparing LA and HA. On the other hand, the positive effect of altitude on DJ performance was accentuated after 6 h of exposure. sport drop jump H-reflex hypoxia squat jump altitude šport skok s padcem H-refleks hipoksija skok iz počepa višina true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2023-04-18 09:57:32 2023-04-18 09:57:33 2023-04-19 03:29:47 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2022 0 0 8 str. art. 861927 Vol. 13 2022 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 796.01 1664-042X 10.3389/fphys.2022.861927 106146563 fphys-13-861927.pdf fphys-13-861927.pdf 1 41A2FC5E914C73123E1F07EC9D92C393 9ce5ad176434ee395bfcf57f8714847ef0b6176a5b8b5252f4625beed0b7727f ed9857b2-ddbe-11ed-a314-00155dcfd717 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=168175 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2022.861927/full 1 8390222c-ddbe-11ed-a314-00155dcfd717 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=168174 Fakulteta za šport 0 0 0