Citation

Noakes TD, St Clair Gibson A, Lambert EV. Br. J. Sports Med. 2005; 39(2): 120-124.

Affiliation

Research Unit for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, University of Cape Town, Sports Science of South Africa, PO Box 115, Newlands 7725, South Africa. tdnoakes@sports.uct.ac.za

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1136/bjsm.2003.010330

PMID

15665213

PMCID

PMC1725112

Abstract

It is hypothesised that physical activity is controlled by a central governor in the brain and that the human body functions as a complex system during exercise. Using feed forward control in response to afferent feedback from different physiological systems, the extent of skeletal muscle recruitment is controlled as part of a continuously altering pacing strategy, with the sensation of fatigue being the conscious interpretation of these homoeostatic, central governor control mechanisms.

Language: en