Acute effects of different foam rolling volumes in the interset rest period on maximum repetition performance
Document Type
Journal Article
Publisher
Elsevier BV
School
School of Exercise and Health Sciences
RAS ID
27034
Abstract
Background
Foam rolling (FR) is a ubiquitous intervention utilised for the purpose of acutely increasing the range of motion without subsequent decreases in performance. Thus, it is commonly used during the periworkout period—that is, prior to, during, or after an athlete's workout.
Objective
This study investigated how different FR durations applied to the quadriceps during the interset rest periods affects the numbers of repetitions in the knee extension exercise.
Methods
Twenty-five females completed four sets of knee extensions with 10 repetitions of maximum load to concentric failure on four occasions. Between each set, a 4-minute rest interval was implemented in which participants either passively rested or performed FR for different durations (60 seconds, 90 seconds, and 120 seconds). The 95% confidence intervals revealed a dose-dependent relationship in which longer durations of FR resulted in fewer completed repetitions.
Results
On average, the number of repetitions with PR was 13.8% greater than that in FR120, 8.6% greater than that in FR90, and 9.1% greater than that in FR60.
Conclusion
For the purposes of performance and likely adaptation, interset FR seems to be detrimental to a person's ability to continually produce force, and should not be applied to the agonist muscle group between sets of knee extensions.
DOI
10.1016/j.hkpj.2017.03.001
Access Rights
free_to_read
Comments
Monteiro, E. R., Vigotsky, A., Škarabot, J., Brown, A. F., de Melo Fiuza, A. G. F., Gomes, T. M., ... & da Silva Novaes, J. (2017). Acute effects of different foam rolling volumes in the interset rest period on maximum repetition performance. Hong Kong Physiotherapy Journal, 36, 57-62. Available here