scholarly journals Low-frequency fatigue, post-tetanic potentiation and their interaction at different muscle lengths following eccentric exercise

2005 ◽  
Vol 208 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. M. Rijkelijkhuizen
Keyword(s):  
Eccentric Exercise ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Post Tetanic Potentiation ◽  
Low Frequency Fatigue

scholarly journals Low-Frequency Fatigue at Different Muscle Length Following Intermittent Eccentric Drop Jumps in 12—14 Year-Old Boys

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (57) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vytautas Streckis ◽  
Giedrius Gorianovas ◽  
Birutė Miseckaitė ◽  
Valerija Streckienė ◽  
Ronaldas Endrijaitis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Stimulation ◽  
Eccentric Exercise ◽  
Mechanical Damage ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Muscle Length ◽  
Contraction Force ◽  
Low Frequencies ◽  
Drop Jumps ◽  
Low Frequency Fatigue ◽  
Initial Force

Low frequency fatigue (LFF) in 12—14 year-old adolescent boys (n = 10) doing 75 eccentric jumps performed every20 s from a platform 80 cm high was investigated.Thus the aim of this study was to find out if LFF manifests itself in the muscles of boys aged 12—14 years doing 75 dropjumps performed every 20 s at angles of 90˚ and 135˚ from a platform 80 cm high. The results of the research have shownthat doing 75 eccentric jumps performed every 20 s calls forth LFF in the muscles of boys that is particularly strong anddisappears more slowly at a shorter length of the muscle exercised. Thus, the hypothesis as to the sarcomeric origin ofLFF in the muscles of boys and men has been confirmed. Besides, the muscles of men of mature age are more resistantto LFF than those of boys. This fact, as well as a more acute pain brought about in the muscles of boys, indicates thatthe muscles of boys are less resistant to mechanical damage than those of men of mature age.It is maintained that as a result of the eccentric exercise performed, some portion of the weak sarcomeres gets tornand then the strong sarcomeres, i.e. the ones that develop contraction force have to work at a shorter muscle length.When muscle contraction length is short the sensitiveness of miofibrillas to Ca 2+  decreases. It is rather unexpectedthough that 24 h after the end of the exercise the force developed by electrostimulation at low frequencies (20 Hz) issmaller (p < 0.05), as compared to the initial force registered at a shorter muscle length. Since after the exercise therewas also a decrease in the force developed at a shorter muscle length in particular, the sarcomeres are believed tohave been damaged during eccentric exercise.Keywords: electrical stimulation, force, age, muscle damage, stretch-shortening exercise.

scholarly journals Low-Frequency Fatigue as an Indicator of Eccentric Exercise-Induced Muscle Injury: The Role of Vitamin E

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonios Kyparos ◽  
Michalis G. Nikolaidis ◽  
Konstantina Dipla ◽  
Andreas Zafeiridis ◽  
Vassilis Paschalis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin E ◽  
Eccentric Exercise ◽  
Muscle Injury ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Low Frequency Fatigue ◽  
Exercise Induced

Low-frequency fatigue and neuromuscular performance after exercise-induced damage to elbow flexor muscles

2008 ◽  
Vol 105 (4) ◽  
pp. 1146-1155 ◽  
Author(s):  
James M. Dundon ◽  
John Cirillo ◽  
John G. Semmler
Keyword(s):  
Eccentric Exercise ◽  
Biceps Brachii ◽  
Maximum Voluntary Contraction ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Elbow Flexor ◽  
Triceps Brachii ◽  
Force Fluctuations ◽  
Flexor Muscles ◽  
Elbow Flexor Muscles ◽  
Low Frequency Fatigue

The purpose of this study was to quantify the association between low-frequency fatigue (LFF) and the increase in EMG and force fluctuations after eccentric exercise of elbow flexor muscles. Ten subjects performed two tasks involving voluntary isometric contractions of elbow flexors: a maximum voluntary contraction (MVC) and a constant-force task at five submaximal target forces (5, 10, 20, 40, 60% MVC) while EMG was recorded from biceps and triceps brachii. A third task involved electrical stimulation of biceps brachii at 12 frequencies (1–100 Hz). These tasks were performed before, after, and 2 h and 24 h after concentric or eccentric exercise. MVC force declined after eccentric exercise (34% decline) and remained depressed 24 h later (22% decline), whereas the reduced force following concentric exercise (32%) was recovered 2 h later. Biceps brachii EMG and force fluctuations during the submaximal voluntary contractions increased after eccentric exercise (both ∼2× greater) with the greatest effect at low forces. LFF was equivalent immediately after both types of exercise (50–60% reduction in 20:100 Hz force) with a slower recovery following eccentric exercise. A significant association was found between the change in LFF and EMG ( r2values up to 0.52), with the strongest correlations observed at low forces (20% MVC) and at 2 h after exercise. In contrast, there were no significant associations between LFF and force fluctuations during voluntary or electrically evoked contractions, suggesting that other physiological factors located within the muscle are likely to be playing a major role in the impaired motor performance after eccentric exercise.

scholarly journals Low frequency fatigue and changes in muscle fascicle length following eccentric exercise of the knee extensors

2020 ◽  
Vol 105 (3) ◽  
pp. 502-510
Author(s):  
Pornpimol Muanjai ◽  
Mantas Mickevicius ◽  
Audrius Sniečkus ◽  
Saulė Sipavičienė ◽  
Danguole Satkunskiene ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Eccentric Exercise ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Knee Extensors ◽  
Fascicle Length ◽  
Muscle Fascicle ◽  
Low Frequency Fatigue

Effects of activation frequency and force on low-frequency fatigue in human skeletal muscle

1999 ◽  
Vol 86 (4) ◽  
pp. 1337-1346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stuart A. Binder-Macleod ◽  
David W. Russ
Keyword(s):  
Healthy Subjects ◽  
Human Skeletal Muscle ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Variable Frequency ◽  
Activation Pattern ◽  
Constant Frequency ◽  
Mean Frequency ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Low Frequency Fatigue ◽  
Force Time

No comparison of the amount of low-frequency fatigue (LFF) produced by different activation frequencies exists, although frequencies ranging from 10 to 100 Hz have been used to induce LFF. The quadriceps femoris of 11 healthy subjects were tested in 5 separate sessions. In each session, the force-generating ability of the muscle was tested before and after fatigue and at 2, ∼13, and ∼38 min of recovery. Brief (6-pulse), constant-frequency trains of 9.1, 14.3, 33.3, and 100 Hz and a 6-pulse, variable-frequency train with a mean frequency of 14.3 Hz were delivered at 1 train/s to induce fatigue. Immediately postfatigue, there was a significant effect of fatiguing protocol frequency. Muscles exhibited greater LFF after stimulation with the 9.1-, 14.3-, and variable-frequency trains. These three trains also produced the greatest mean force-time integrals during the fatigue test. At 2, ∼13, and ∼38 min of recovery, however, the LFF produced was independent of the fatiguing protocol frequency. The findings are consistent with theories suggesting two independent mechanisms behind LFF and may help identify the optimal activation pattern when functional electrical stimulation is used.

scholarly journals Low-frequency fatigue at maximal and submaximal muscle contractions

2009 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 380-385 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.R. Baptista ◽  
E.M. Scheeren ◽  
B.R. Macintosh ◽  
M.A. Vaz
Keyword(s):  
Low Frequency ◽  
Muscle Contractions ◽  
Low Frequency Fatigue

Central and peripheral contributions to neuromuscular fatigue induced by a 24-h treadmill run

2010 ◽  
Vol 108 (5) ◽  
pp. 1224-1233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vincent Martin ◽  
Hugo Kerhervé ◽  
Laurent A. Messonnier ◽  
Jean-Claude Banfi ◽  
André Geyssant ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Compound Muscle Action Potential ◽  
Vastus Lateralis ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Force Production ◽  
Neuromuscular Fatigue ◽  
Voluntary Activation ◽  
Knee Extensors ◽  
Function Evaluation ◽  
Central Component ◽  
Low Frequency Fatigue

This experiment investigated the fatigue induced by a 24-h running exercise (24TR) and particularly aimed at testing the hypothesis that the central component would be the main mechanism responsible for neuromuscular fatigue. Neuromuscular function evaluation was performed before, every 4 h during, and at the end of the 24TR on 12 experienced ultramarathon runners. It consisted of a determination of the maximal voluntary contractions (MVC) of the knee extensors (KE) and plantar flexors (PF), the maximal voluntary activation (%VA) of the KE and PF, and the maximal compound muscle action potential amplitude (Mmax) on the soleus and vastus lateralis. Tetanic stimulations also were delivered to evaluate the presence of low-frequency fatigue and the KE maximal muscle force production ability. Strength loss occurred throughout the exercise, with large changes observed after 24TR in MVC for both the KE and PF muscles (−40.9 ± 17.0 and −30.3 ± 12.5%, respectively; P < 0.001) together with marked reductions of %VA (−33.0 ± 21.8 and −14.8 ± 18.9%, respectively; P < 0.001). A reduction of Mmax amplitude was observed only on soleus, and no low-frequency fatigue was observed for any muscle group. Finally, KE maximal force production ability was reduced to a moderate extent at the end of the 24TR (−10.2%; P < 0.001), but these alterations were highly variable ( ± 15.7%). These results suggest that central factors are mainly responsible for the large maximal muscle torque reduction after ultraendurance running, especially on the KE muscles. Neural drive reduction may have contributed to the relative preservation of peripheral function and also affected the evolution of the running speed during the 24TR.

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