Muscle damage protective effect by two maximal isometric contractions on maximal eccentric exercise of the elbow flexors of the contralateral arm
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Title
Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
Place of Publication
United Kingdom
School
Centre for Exercise and Sport Science Research / School of Medical and Health Sciences
RAS ID
28070
Abstract
Muscle damage after 30 maximal eccentric contractions of the elbow flexors (30MVEC) is reduced when the same exercise is performed by the opposite arm, and when two maximal voluntary isometric contractions at a long muscle length (2MVIC) are performed prior to 30MVEC by the same arm. This study investigated the hypothesis that 2MVIC would attenuate muscle damage after 30MVEC performed by the opposite arm. Untrained young (20-25 years) men were placed into 1 of 4 experimental groups that performed 2MVIC at 1 (1d), 2 (2d), 4 (4d), or 7 days (7d) before 30MVEC by the opposite arm, or one control group that performed 30MVEC only (n = 13/group). Changes in indirect muscle damage markers after 30MVEC were compared among the groups by mixed-design two-way ANOVA. Maximal voluntary concentric contraction torque, range of motion, plasma creatine kinase activity, and muscle soreness did not change significantly after 2MVIC. Changes in these variables after 30MVEC were smaller (P
DOI
10.1111/sms.13042
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Chen, T. C., Lin, M. J., Chen, H. L., Lai, J. H., Yu, H. I., & Nosaka, K. (2018). Muscle damage protective effect by two maximal isometric contractions on maximal eccentric exercise of the elbow flexors of the contralateral arm. Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports. Available here.