Immediate but not prolonged effects of submaximal eccentric vs concentric fatiguing protocols on the etiology of hamstrings' motor performance fatigue.
Eur J Appl Physiol
; 2024 Jun 07.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
Our study aimed to compare the immediate and prolonged effects of submaximal eccentric (ECC) and concentric (CON) fatiguing protocols on the etiology of hamstrings' motor performance fatigue.METHODS:
On separate days, 16 males performed sets of 5 unilateral ECC or CON hamstrings' contractions at 80% of their 1 Repetition Maximum (1 RM) until a 20% decrement in maximal voluntary isometric contraction (MVC) torque was reached. Electrical stimulations were delivered during and after MVCs at several time points before, throughout, immediately after (POST) and 24 h (POST 24) after the exercise. Potentiated twitch torques (T100 and T10, respectively) were recorded in response to high and low frequency paired electrical stimulations, and hamstrings' voluntary activation (VA) level was determined using the interpolated twitch technique. For statistical analysis, all indices of hamstrings' motor performance fatigue were expressed as a percentage of their respective baseline value.RESULTS:
At POST, T100 (ECC -13.3%; CON -9.7%; p < 0.001), T10 (ECC -5.1%; CON -11.8%; p < 0.05) and hamstrings' VA level (ECC -3.0%; CON -2.4%; p < 0.001) were significantly reduced from baseline, without statistical differences between fatigue conditions. At POST24, all indices of hamstrings' motor performance fatigue returned to their baseline values.CONCLUSION:
These results suggest that the contribution of muscular and neural mechanisms in hamstrings' motor performance fatigue may not depend on contraction type. This may have implications for practitioners, as ECC and CON strengthening could be similarly effective to improve hamstrings' fatigue resistance.
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Eur J Appl Physiol
Asunto de la revista:
FISIOLOGIA
Año:
2024
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País de afiliación:
Francia
Pais de publicación:
Alemania