Muscle- and Mode-Specific Responses of the Forearm Flexors to Fatiguing, Concentric Muscle Actions
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Concentric PT and Isometric PT Responses
2.2. Concentric PT and Isometric PT Neuromuscular Responses
3. Discussion
3.1. The Effects of the Submaximal, Dynamic Workbout
3.2. Torque
3.3. Pretest Versus Posttest EMG and MMG Responses
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Subjects
4.2. Procedures
4.3. Statistical Analyses
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Neuromuscular Parameters | Concentric PT | Isometric PT | |||
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BB | BR | BB | BR | ||
EMG AMP (μV) | Pretest | 1.08 ± 0.20 | 1.04 ± 0.16 | 1.00 ± 0.00 | 1.00 ± 0.00 |
Posttest | 1.12 ± 0.40 | 0.90 ± 0.16 | 1.05 ± 0.37 | 0.97 ± 0.17 | |
EMG MPF (Hz) | Pretest | 1.05 ± 0.27 | 1.01 ± 0.12 | 1.00 ± 0.00 | 1.00 ± 0.00 |
Posttest | 0.93 ± 0.24 | 0.97 ± 0.13 | 1.03 ± 0.27 | 0.96 ± 0.15 | |
MMG AMP (m·s−2) | Pretest | 1.23 ± 0.42 | 1.21 ± 0.32 | 1.00 ± 0.00 | 1.00 ± 0.00 |
Posttest | 1.42 ± 0.46 | 1.43 ± 0.38 | 1.12 ± 0.27 | 0.81 ± 0.22 | |
MMG MPF (Hz) | Pretest | 1.23 ± 0.49 | 1.13 ± 0.38 | 1.00 ± 0.00 | 1.00 ± 0.00 |
Posttest | 1.12 ± 0.35 | 1.19 ± 0.27 | 0.98 ± 0.33 | 0.95 ± 0.31 |
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Hill, E.; Housh, T.; Smith, C.; Schmidt, R.; Johnson, G. Muscle- and Mode-Specific Responses of the Forearm Flexors to Fatiguing, Concentric Muscle Actions. Sports 2016, 4, 47. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports4040047
Hill E, Housh T, Smith C, Schmidt R, Johnson G. Muscle- and Mode-Specific Responses of the Forearm Flexors to Fatiguing, Concentric Muscle Actions. Sports. 2016; 4(4):47. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports4040047
Chicago/Turabian StyleHill, Ethan, Terry Housh, Cory Smith, Richard Schmidt, and Glen Johnson. 2016. "Muscle- and Mode-Specific Responses of the Forearm Flexors to Fatiguing, Concentric Muscle Actions" Sports 4, no. 4: 47. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports4040047