Effects of Different Combinations of Concentric and Eccentric Resistance Training Programs on Traditional and Alternative Hamstrings-to-Quadriceps Ratios
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Experimental Design
2.3. Pretesting
2.3.1. Ultrasound Measurements
2.3.2. Isometric Maximal Testing, MA, and RTD
2.3.3. Isokinetic Maximal Testing
2.3.4. Traditional and Alternative H:Q Ratios
2.4. Training Sessions
2.5. Post-Testing
2.6. Statistical Analyses
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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CON/CON | ECC/ECC | CON/ECC | CNTRL | |||||||||
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Pre | Post | ES | Pre | Post | ES | Pre | Post | ES | Pre | Post | ES | |
Q CON PT | 226.23 ± 47.05 | 231.84 ± 51.77 | 0.12 | 206.44 ± 46.84 | 240.44 ± 60.13 | 0.73 | 197.51 ± 38.28 | 222.06 ± 43.81 | 0.64 | 200.32 ± 39.00 | 202.39 ± 35.48 | 0.05 |
Q ECC PT | 229.14 ± 63.15 | 306.83 ± 49.05 | 1.23 | 235.96 ± 64.90 | 312.67 ± 52.64 | 1.18 | 243.13 ± 50.07 | 279.90 ± 72.32 | 0.61 | 230.67 ± 58.86 | 223.62 ± 79.69 | −0.12 |
Q PT (Collapsed, Action) | 340.80 ± 70.19 | 385.26 ± 63.77 | 0.63 | 324.42 ± 77.16 | 396.77 ± 81.95 * | 0.94 | 319.08 ± 63.59 | 362.01 ± 75.90 * | 0.68 | 315.66 ± 60.35 | 314.20 ± 62.32 | −0.024 |
H CON PT | 143.79 ± 29.04 | 149.41 ± 23.84 | 0.19 | 127.65 ± 31.69 | 154.21 ± 26,68 | 0.84 | 135.17 ± 20.18 | 143.52 ± 21.22 | 0.41 | 124.91 ± 36.04 | 155.57 ± 61.81 | 0.85 |
H ECC PT | 152.39 ± 31.31 | 179.86 ± 43.46 | 0.88 | 153.88 ± 31.21 | 198.31 ± 17.44 | 1.42 | 160.28 ± 35.98 | 186.67 ± 33.40 | 0.73 | 140.17 ± 37.29 | 158.55 ± 45.01 | 0.49 |
H PT (Collapsed, Action) | 219.98 ± 42.89 | 396.76 ± 62.41 * | 4.12 | 204.58 ± 46.19 | 411.83 ± 57.60 * | 4.49 | 215.31 ± 35.43 | 373.23 ± 82.80 * | 4.46 | 195.99 ± 55.37 | 302.90 ± 88.76 * | 2.02 |
Q RTD | 196.73 ± 144.91 | 162.53 ± 132.73 | −0.24 | 142.85 ± 149,77 | 225.91 ± 130.02 | 0.55 | 259.33 ± 128.33 | 304.99 ± 107.39 | 0.36 | 163.21 ± 67.40 | 222.85 ± 134.65 | 0.88 |
H RTD | 102.99 ± 53.70 | 135.18 ± 49,53 | 0.60 | 111.84 ± 71.51 | 149.69 ± 88.82 | 0.53 | 157.57 ± 99.52 | 168.39 ± 101.24 | 0.11 | 170.00 ± 124.29 | 146.16 ± 78.80 | −0.19 |
Q MT | 140.86 ± 9.80 | 149.31 ± 14.96 | 0.86 | 135.72 ± 10.84 | 154.47 ± 8.22 | 1.73 | 130.52 ± 14.96 | 138.60 ± 14.76 | 0.54 | 135.25 ± 7.51 | 131.55 ± 9.93 | −0.49 |
H MT | 104.20 ± 8.77 | 110,48 ± 15.19 | 0.72 | 108.84 ± 16.15 | 125.62 ± 15.90 | 1.04 | 104.71 ± 12.59 | 115.39 ± 14.10 | 0.85 | 100.88 ± 7.96 | 96.32 ± 9.80 | −0.57 |
MT (Collapsed, Muscle) | 192.86 ± 11.73 | 204.56 ± 20.78 * | 0.99 | 190.14 ± 17.42 | 217.28 ± 13.73 * | 1.56 | 182.88 ± 17.45 | 196.29 ± 18.33 * | 0.77 | 185.69 ± 10.61 # | 179.72 ± 14.22 | −0.56 |
Q MA | 0.49 ± 0.22 | 0.57 ± 0.21 | 0.35 | 0.56 ± 0.19 | 0.45 ± 0.22 | −0.60 | 0.52 ± 0.26 | 0.41 ± 0.13 | −0.41 | 0.45 ± 0.20 | 0.45 ± 0.17 | 0.033 |
H MA | 0.40 ± 0.15 | 0.51 ± 0.25 | 0.72 | 0.37 ± 0.26 | 0.37 ± 0.21 | 0.0097 | 0.44 ± 0.27 | 0.40 ± 0.28 | 0.00075 | 0.33 ± 0.14 | 0.39 ± 0.14 | 0.39 |
MA (Collapsed, Muscle) | 0.65 ± 0.24 | 0.82 ± 0.30 * | 0.73 | 0.65 ± 0.32 | 0.64 ± 0.31 | −0.04 | 0.70 ± 0.38 | 0.63 ± 0.24 | −0.18 | 0.56 ± 0.20 | 0.65 ± 0.22 | 0.45 |
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Ruas, C.V.; Pinto, R.S.; Haff, G.G.; Lima, C.D.; Brown, L.E. Effects of Different Combinations of Concentric and Eccentric Resistance Training Programs on Traditional and Alternative Hamstrings-to-Quadriceps Ratios. Sports 2019, 7, 221. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports7100221
Ruas CV, Pinto RS, Haff GG, Lima CD, Brown LE. Effects of Different Combinations of Concentric and Eccentric Resistance Training Programs on Traditional and Alternative Hamstrings-to-Quadriceps Ratios. Sports. 2019; 7(10):221. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports7100221
Chicago/Turabian StyleRuas, Cassio V., Ronei S. Pinto, Guy G. Haff, Camila D. Lima, and Lee E. Brown. 2019. "Effects of Different Combinations of Concentric and Eccentric Resistance Training Programs on Traditional and Alternative Hamstrings-to-Quadriceps Ratios" Sports 7, no. 10: 221. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports7100221