Dynamics of bioelectric activity in a young cyclist’s cerebral cortex during endurance training

Aim. To identify the nature and extent of the central nervous system (CNS) response in a young cyclist’s body during endurance training. Research organization and methods. Ten cyclists (twelve-fourteen-year-old) took part in the laboratory experiment. The central nervous system response to the given cycloergometric loads in the testees was determined by the overall indices of the cerebral cortex bioelectric activity recorded by electroencephalography. Results. It has been established that the nature and CNS response to the graduated exercising in the young cyclists directly correlate to the length of exercise and degree of phy-sical fatigue. Conclusion. The obtained results suggest that the loads during endurance training of the young cyclists are maximum permissible before the second stage of performance decrement starts.