AIM: Muscle damage and repeated bout effect have been studied after pure eccentric-only exercise. The aim of this study was to evaluate muscle damage and repeated bout effect induced by enhanced-eccentric squat exercise using flywheel device.METHODS: Thirteen healthy males volunteered for this study. Creatine-kinase blood activity (CK), quadriceps isometric peak torque and muscle soreness were used as markers of muscle damage. The dependent parameters were measured at baseline, immediately after and each day up to 96 hours after the exercise session. The intervention consisted of 100 repetitions of enhanced-eccentric squat exercise using flywheel device. The same protocol was repeated after 4 weeks.RESULTS: After the first bout, CK and muscle soreness were significantly greater (p<0.05) than baseline respectively up to 72 and 96 hours. Isometric peak torque was significantly lower (p<0.05) up to 72 hours. After the second bout, CK showed no significant increase (p>0.05), while isometric peak torque and muscle soreness returned to values similar to baseline after respectively 48 and 72 hours. All muscle damage markers were significantly lower after second compared to first bout.CONCLUSION: The enhanced-eccentric exercise induced symptoms of muscle damage up to 96 hours. However, it provided muscle protection after the second bout, performed four weeks later. Although it was not eccentric-only exercise, the enhancement of eccentric phase provided muscle protection.

Muscle damage and repeated bout effect induced by enhanced-eccentric squat exercise

CORATELLA, Giuseppe;SCHENA, Federico
2016-01-01

Abstract

AIM: Muscle damage and repeated bout effect have been studied after pure eccentric-only exercise. The aim of this study was to evaluate muscle damage and repeated bout effect induced by enhanced-eccentric squat exercise using flywheel device.METHODS: Thirteen healthy males volunteered for this study. Creatine-kinase blood activity (CK), quadriceps isometric peak torque and muscle soreness were used as markers of muscle damage. The dependent parameters were measured at baseline, immediately after and each day up to 96 hours after the exercise session. The intervention consisted of 100 repetitions of enhanced-eccentric squat exercise using flywheel device. The same protocol was repeated after 4 weeks.RESULTS: After the first bout, CK and muscle soreness were significantly greater (p<0.05) than baseline respectively up to 72 and 96 hours. Isometric peak torque was significantly lower (p<0.05) up to 72 hours. After the second bout, CK showed no significant increase (p>0.05), while isometric peak torque and muscle soreness returned to values similar to baseline after respectively 48 and 72 hours. All muscle damage markers were significantly lower after second compared to first bout.CONCLUSION: The enhanced-eccentric exercise induced symptoms of muscle damage up to 96 hours. However, it provided muscle protection after the second bout, performed four weeks later. Although it was not eccentric-only exercise, the enhancement of eccentric phase provided muscle protection.
2016
flywheel; creatine-kinase; muscle soreness; isometric peak torque; strength loss
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