Twitch mechanical properties after repeated eccentric exercise of the elbow flexors

The purpose of this study was to assess if the protective adaptation after eccentric exercise affects changes of twitch contractile properties of the biceps brachii muscle. Maximal isometric torque (MVC), twitch contractile properties, muscle soreness, and relaxed elbow angle (RANG) assessments were...

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Published in:Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism nutrition, and metabolism, 2014, Vol.39 (1), p.74-81
Main Authors: Janecki, Damian, Jaskólska, Anna, Marusiak, Jarosław, Andrzejewska, Renata, Jaskólski, Artur
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation, Physiological
Biomechanical Phenomena
contractile properties
contraction avec étirement
effet de répétition
Elbow
Elbow - physiology
electrical stimulation
Exercise
Exercise - physiology
Health aspects
Humans
Injuries
lengthening contraction
Male
Mechanical properties
Muscle Contraction - physiology
Muscle, Skeletal - physiology
Muscular system
propriétés contractiles
repeated bout effect
stimulation électrique
Torque
Young Adult
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Summary:The purpose of this study was to assess if the protective adaptation after eccentric exercise affects changes of twitch contractile properties of the biceps brachii muscle. Maximal isometric torque (MVC), twitch contractile properties, muscle soreness, and relaxed elbow angle (RANG) assessments were measured in 12 untrained, right-handed male volunteers (age, 23 ± 2 years; height, 182 ± 5 cm; mass, 75 ± 7 kg) before, immediately after, 48 h, and 120 h following each bout of eccentric exercise that consisted of 30 repetitions of lowering a dumbbell adjusted to 75% of each individual’s maximal isometric torque of the right elbow flexors. MVC, peak twitch torque, maximal rate of twitch torque development, maximal rate of relaxation, muscle soreness, and RANG changes were significantly attenuated after the second bout of eccentric exercise when compared with the first bout. In contrast, time to twitch peak torque and half relaxation time did not change significantly after both the first and the second bout. The findings indicate that the mechanisms responsible for rapid adaptation affect some twitch mechanical properties such as peak torque, maximal rate of torque development, and maximal rate of relaxation but not time to peak torque and half relaxation time.
ISSN:1715-5312
1715-5320
DOI:10.1139/apnm-2013-0097