ArticleEuropean journal of applied physiology2010
The repeated bout effect of eccentric exercise is not associated with changes in voluntary activation.
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- Minimal Evidence for a Secondary Loss of Strength After an Acute Muscle Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2017Pooled it
- Effect of Branched-Chain Amino Acid Supplementation on Recovery Following Acute Eccentric Exercise.Nutrients · 2018Trial
- Pain sensitivity is normalized after a repeated bout of eccentric exercise.European journal of applied physiology · 2013Trial
- Repeated bout effect was more expressed in young adult males than in elderly males and boys.BioMed research international · 2013Trial
- Neurophysiological and neuromuscular responses associated with the repeated bout effect following eccentric exercise in healthy adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Review
- The Power of Belief: Investigating the Placebo Effect in Post-Exercise Recovery Strategies for Football Players.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Ipsilateral Repeated Bout Effect Across Heterologous Muscle Groups: Eccentric Knee Extensor Conditioning Enhances Elbow Flexor Recovery in Young Women.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Skeletal effects of eccentric strengthening exercise: a scoping review.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Article
- On-field low-frequency fatigue measurement after repeated drop jumps.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Article
- Psychological and Physiological Biomarkers of Neuromuscular Fatigue after Two Bouts of Sprint Interval Exercise.Frontiers in psychology · 2017Article
- Reduced muscle lengthening during eccentric contractions as a mechanism underpinning the repeated-bout effect.American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology · 2015Article
- Concentrically trained cyclists are not more susceptible to eccentric exercise-induced muscle damage than are stretch-shortening exercise-trained runners.European journal of applied physiology · 2013Article
- The spectral changes in EMG during a second bout eccentric contraction could be due to adaptation in muscle fibres themselves: a simulation study.European journal of applied physiology · 2012Article
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Abstract
The aim of this study was to compare the possible changes in muscle activation level between a first and second bout of damaging eccentric exercise performed at 2 weeks interval (i.e. repeated bout effect). To that purpose, ten physically active males took part in this study. The eccentric exercise consisted of 10 sets of 12 maximal voluntary contractions (MVC) produced by the knee extensors during movements performed at a constant speed of 160 degrees s(-1). Changes in voluntary and electrically evoked torque in concentric and/or isometric conditions were assessed at the following time points: pre-exercise, and 2 min, 1 and 24 h after each eccentric exercise. At the same time points, voluntary activation was quantified by the superimposed electrical stimulation technique. Muscle soreness and plasma CK activity were measured within 48 h after the eccentric exercise. The results showed that the decrease in eccentric peak torque was linear throughout the exercise protocol. At the end of bouts 1 and 2, torque was significantly reduced by 27.7 +/- 9.1 and 23.4 +/- 11.2, respectively, with no difference between bouts (P > 0.05). At 24 h post-exercise, a lower reduction (P < 0.05) in MVC (17.8 +/- 5.4%) and electrically evoked (16.7 +/- 4.6%) isometric torque was observed for bout 2. In contrast, no statistical difference was found in the deficit in voluntary activation between the two bouts. In conclusion, our results indicate that the repeated bout effect of eccentric exercise appears to reduce muscle damage, but does not influence the level of voluntary activation.
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