Trial reportBritish journal of sports medicine1997
Effects of rest interval on isokinetic strength and functional performance after short-term high intensity training.
Trial report in British journal of sports medicine, 1997. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Effects of Strength Training on BDNF in Healthy Young Adults.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
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- The Effect of Sodium Bicarbonate Intake on Maximum Muscle Strength during High-Intensity Exercise of a Sprinter.Iranian journal of public health · 2020Article
- The effects of pain on quadriceps strength, joint proprioception and dynamic balance among women aged 65 to 75 years with knee osteoarthritis.BMC geriatrics · 2018Article
- The Importance of Muscular Strength: Training Considerations.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2018Review
- Neuromuscular and blood lactate responses to squat power training with different rest intervals between sets.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2015Article
- Does acute vibration exercise enhance horizontal jump performance?Journal of sports science & medicine · 2014Article
- Effect of the rest interval duration between contractions on muscle fatigue.Biomedical engineering online · 2012Article
- The effects of six weeks of supplementation with multi-ingredient performance supplements and resistance training on anabolic hormones, body composition, strength, and power in resistance-trained men.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2012Article
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Abstract
objectivesThe ability to maximally generate active muscle tension during resistance training has been established to be a primary determinant for strength development. The influence of intrasession rest intervals may have a profound effect on strength gains subsequent to short-term high intensity training. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of rest interval on strength and functional performance after four weeks of isokinetic training.
methodsFifteen healthy college aged individuals were randomly assigned to either a short rest interval group (group 1, n = 8) or a long rest interval group (group 2, n = 7). Subjects were evaluated for quadriceps and hamstring isokinetic strength at 60 (five repetitions) and 180 (30 repetitions) degrees/second and functional performance with the single leg hop for distance test. One leg of each subject was randomly assigned to a four week, three days/week isokinetic strength training programme for concentric knee extension and flexion performed at 90 degrees/second. Subjects in group 1 received a 40 second rest interval in between exercise sets, whereas subjects in group 2 received a 160 second rest period.
resultsA two factor analysis of variance for the pre-test--post-test gain scores (%) showed significantly greater improvements for isokinetic hamstring total work and average power at 180 degrees/second for the trained limb of subjects in group 2 than their contralateral non-trained limb and the subjects in group 1. Significantly greater improvements for the single leg hop for distance were also found for the trained limbs of subjects in both groups as compared with the non-trained limbs.
conclusionsThe findings indicate that a relatively longer intrasession rest period resulted in a greater improvement in hamstring muscle strength during short term high intensity training.
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