Heat acclimation reduces the effects of whole-body hyperthermia on knee-extensor relaxation rate, but does not affect voluntary torque production.
Ralph Joseph Frederick Hills GordonJodie Natasha MossFederico CastelliThomas ReeveCeri Elen DissChristopher James TylerNeale Anthony TillinPublished in: European journal of applied physiology (2023)
HA-induced favourable adaptations to the heat after 5 and 10 days of exposure, but there was no measurable benefit on voluntary neuromuscular function in normothermic or hyperthermic conditions. HA did reduce the hyperthermic-induced reduction in twitch half-relaxation time, which may benefit twitch force summation and thus help preserve voluntary torque in hot environmental conditions.