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Strength After Bouts of Eccentric or Concentric ActionsThis study examined the influence of an initial bout of eccentric or concentric actions and a subsequent bout of eccentric actions on muscular strength. Twenty-four healthy males, 24-45 yr old, were placed in three groups that performed eccentric actions in bouts 1 and 2 (ECC/ECC, N = 8), concentric actions in bout 1, and eccentric actions in bout 2 (CON/ECC, N = 8) or served as controls (N = 8). Bouts involved unilateral actions with the left and right quadriceps femoris. Ten sets of 10 repetitions with an initial resistance equal to 85% of the eccentric or concentric one repetition maximum (1 RM) were performed for each bout. Three minutes of rest were given between sets and 3 wk between bouts. Two weeks before bout 1 and 1, 4, 7, and 10 d after bouts 1 and 2, eccentric and concentric 1 RM were measured for the right quadriceps femoris and a speed-torque relation established for the left quadriceps femoris. Eccentric and concentric 1 RM decreased (P less than 0.05) 32% 1 d after bout 1 for group ECC/ECC. The speed-torque relation was down-shifted (P less than 0.05) 38%. Eccentric 1 RM and eccentric and isometric torque returned to normal 6 d later. Concentric 1 RM and torque at 3.14 rad-s(exp -1) had not recovered on day 10 (-7% for both, P less than 0.05). Decreases in strength after bout 2 for group ECC/ECC only occurred on day 1 (-9% for concentric 1 RM and 16% downshift of the speed- torque relation). Group CONIECC showed the opposite responses; marked decreases in strength after bout 2 but not bout 1. The results indicate that the initial decrease in strength after performance of a novel bout of eccentric exercise is comparable for eccentric, concentric and isometric muscle actions. Recovery of strength, however, appears to occur more rapidly for eccentric and isometric actions. They suggest that performance of a prior bout of eccentric but not concentric actions, as done in this study, can essentially eradicate decreases in strength after a subsequent bout of eccentric exercise. It is suggested that neural factors are, in part, responsible for adaptations to eccentric exercise.
Document ID
19970016084
Acquisition Source
Kennedy Space Center
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Golden, Catherine L.
(Florida Univ. Gainesville, FL United States)
Dudley, Gary A.
(NASA Kennedy Space Center Cocoa Beach, FL United States)
Date Acquired
August 17, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1992
Publication Information
Publication: Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
Publisher: The American College of Sports Medicine
ISSN: 0195-9131
Subject Category
Aerospace Medicine
Report/Patent Number
NAS 1.26:203353
NASA-CR-203353
Accession Number
97N71461
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS10-11624
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