Acute Neuromuscular Response to Team Sports–Specific Running, Resistance, and Concurrent Training: A Crossover Study

This study aimed to examine the changes in muscle contractile function, voluntary activation, and muscle damage after lower limb resistance training (RT), intermittent sprint exercise, and concurrent training (CT). Methods Ten male, recreational team sport athletes with a history of RT participated in a randomized crossover study involving an intermittent sprint protocol (ISP), lower limb RT, and CT (ISP and RT separated by 1 h). Before (PRE), immediately after (POST), 24 h and 48 h after each exercise condition, quadriceps muscle activation, voluntary activation, muscle contractile function (evoked twitch responses), creatine kinase, muscle soreness, and Profile of Mood States (POMS)–fatigue were recorded. Results Quadriceps contractile function was hampered in all conditions, with a significantly greater decline observed POST RT (58.4% ± 18.0%) and CT (54.8% ± 8.6%) compared with ISP (35.9% ± 10.7%, P
Source: Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise - Category: Sports Medicine Tags: APPLIED SCIENCES Source Type: research