Effect of two maximal isometric contractions on eccentric exercise-induced muscle damage of the elbow flexors

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Title:	Effect of two maximal isometric contractions on eccentric exercise-induced muscle damage of the elbow flexors
Authors:	Chen, TC (Chen, Trevor C.) Chen, HL (Chen, Hsin-Lian) Lin, MJ (Lin, Ming-Ju)[ Chen, CH (Chen, Che-Hsiu) Pearce, AJ (Pearce, Alan J.) Nosaka, K (Nosaka, Kazunori)
Contributors:	Grad Inst Sports Coaching
Keywords:	Repeated bout effect Delayed onset muscle soreness Creatine kinase Preconditioning Muscle strength
Date:	2013-06
Issue Date:	2014-02-26 15:28:50 (UTC+8)
Abstract:	This study investigated the time wise protective effect conferred by two maximal voluntary isometric contractions (2MVCs) at 20A degrees elbow flexion on muscle damage induced by 30 maximal isokinetic (60A degrees s(-1)) eccentric contractions of the elbow flexors (MaxECC). Sixty-five young untrained men were randomly assigned to a control group that did not perform 2MVCs, or one of four experimental groups (n = 13 per group) who performed 2MVCs either immediately (0d), 2 (2d), 4 (4d) or 7 days (7d) before MaxECC. Changes in maximal isokinetic (60A degrees s(-1)) concentric torque (MVC-CON), optimum angle (OA), range of motion, upper arm circumference, muscle soreness, plasma creatine kinase activity and myoglobin concentration, and ultrasound echo-intensity following MaxECC were compared among the groups by a two-way repeated measures ANOVA. No significant changes in any variables were evident following 2MVCs. The 2d and 4d groups showed 16-62 % smaller (P < 0.05) changes in all variables following MaxECC than the control, 0d and 7d groups. The 2d group showed 14-34 % smaller (P < 0.05) changes in all variables except for OA compared with the 4d group. The changes in the variables were similar among the control, 0d and 7d groups. These results show that 2MVCs that were performed between 2 and 4 days before MaxECC attenuated the magnitude of muscle damage, but no such effect was evident if the 2MVCs were performed immediately or 7 days before MaxECC. It is concluded that the protective effect conferred by 2MVCs is relatively short-lived, and there is a window for the effect to be conferred.
Relation:	EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY Volume: 113 Issue: 6 Pages: 1545-1554
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