Protective Effect Conferred by Isometric Preconditioning Against Slow- and Fast-Velocity Eccentric Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage

Author(s)

Barreto, Renan Vieira ^[1] ; Rabello de Lima, Leonardo Coelho ^{[1, 2, 3]} ; Greco, Camila Coelho ^[1] ; Denadai, Benedito Sergio ^[1]

Affiliation

^[1] Sao Paulo State Univ, Dept Phys Educ, Human Performance Lab, Rio Claro - Brazil

^[2] Univ Ctr Herminio Ometto, Fac Biol & Hlth Sci, Araras - Brazil

^[3] Salesian Univ Ctr Sao Paulo, Sch Phys Educ, Campinas, SP - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY; v. 10, OCT 1 2019.
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Abstract

We investigated if the same isometric preconditioning protocol (IPP) attenuates the magnitude of muscle damage induced by different maximal eccentric exercise protocols in the elbow flexors. Sixty-four untrained men were assigned to either two experimental or two control groups. Participants in the experimental groups performed an IPP prior to either slow (60 degrees.s(-1) - ISO + ECC-S) or fast (180 degrees.s(-1) - ISO + ECC-F) maximal eccentric contractions (MaxECC). Subjects in the control groups performed slow (ECC-S) or fast (ECC-F) MaxECC without IPP. Maximal isokinetic concentric torque (MVC), muscle soreness (SOR), and muscle thickness (MT) were assessed before, immediately after, and 1-4 days following the MaxECC. Significant (p < 0.05) group vs. time interactions were found for MVC (F = 4,517), SOR (F = 6,318), and MT (F = 1,863). The ECC-S group presented faster (p < 0.05) recovery of MVC and MT and less (p < 0.05) SOR at 96 h post-MaxECC compared with ECC-F group. No significant differences in MVC and MT were found between ECC-S and ECC-F groups following MaxECC. The ISO + ECC-S group showed faster (p < 0.05) recovery of MVC and SOR compared to the ECC-S group. No significant differences were evident between ISO + ECC-S and ECC-S in any variable. The ISO + ECC-F group showed faster (p < 0.05) recovery of all assessed variables compared with the ECC-F group. MVC was greater (p < 0.05) at 48-72 h, and SOR was less (p < 0.05) at 48-96 h in the ISO + ECC-F compared to the ECC-F group. No significant differences were evident between ISO + ECC-S and ISO + ECC-F for any variable. These results show that the IPP accelerated recovery of MVC and SOR for the slow-eccentric exercise condition and attenuated strength loss and SOR in addition to faster recovery of all assessed variables for the fast-eccentric exercise condition. Therefore, the IPP can be used as a strategy to attenuate and accelerate recovery of muscle damage induced by different-velocity eccentric exercises, resulting in greater protection against muscle damage induced by faster velocity. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 17/14632-0 - Efficacy of an isometric pre-conditioning protocol on preventing the manifestation of exercise induced muscle damage following two different eccentric exercise protocols
• Grantee: Renan Vieira Barreto
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation