Comparison in responses to maximal eccentric exercise between elbow flexors and knee extensors of older adults
Document Type
Journal Article
Publisher
Elsevier
Faculty
Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science
School
School of Exercise and Health Sciences
RAS ID
16811
Abstract
Objectives: To compare the susceptibility of elbow flexors (EF) and knee extensors (KE) to eccentric exercise-induced muscle damage in older individuals, since ageing could modulate the difference in the susceptibility to muscle damage between muscles. Design: Cross-sectional and cross-over study design. Methods: Eight older (61.6±1.8 years) adults performed 5 sets of 6 maximal isokinetic (90°s-1) eccentric contractions of the EF (range of motion: 80-20°) and KE (30-90°) with the non-dominant limb in a randomised, counterbalanced order with 2 weeks between bouts. Maximal voluntary isometric (MVC-ISO) and concentric contraction torque, optimum angle, range of motion (ROM), muscle soreness and serum creatine kinase (CK) activity were measured before, immediately after (except CK), and 24, 48, 72 and 96h following exercise. Normalised changes in the variables following exercise were compared between EF and KE by a mixed model analysis of variance. Results: Only MVC-ISO and ROM demonstrated significant group effects (p. 0.05) were found between EF and KE for any of the dependent variables changes. Conclusions: These results suggest that the KE of older adults are relatively as susceptible to muscle damage as their EF, or at the very least, the difference between EF and KE are small for older adults.
DOI
10.1016/j.jsams.2013.02.002
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Nogueira F.R.D., Libardi C.A., Nosaka K., Vechin F.C., Cavaglieri C.R., Chacon-Mikahil M.P.T. (2014). Comparison in responses to maximal eccentric exercise between elbow flexors and knee extensors of older adults. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 17(1), 91-95. Available here