Abstract
PURPOSE: To determine the architectural adaptations of the biceps femoris long head (BFlh) after concentric or eccentric strength training interventions and the time course of adaptation during training and detraining.
METHODS: Participants in this intervention (concentric training group [n = 14], eccentric training group [n = 14], male subjects) completed a 4-wk control period, followed by 6 wk of either concentric- or eccentric-only knee flexor training on an isokinetic dynamometer and finished with 28 d of detraining. Architectural characteristics of BFlh were assessed at rest and during graded isometric contractions using two-dimensional ultrasonography at 28 d prebaseline; baseline; and days 14, 21, and 42 of the intervention and then again after 28 d of detraining.
RESULTS: BFlh fascicle length was significantly longer in the eccentric training group (P < 0.05; d range, 2.65-2.98) and shorter in the concentric training group (P < 0.05; d range, -1.62 to -0.96) after 42 d of training compared with baseline at all isometric contraction intensities. After the 28-d detraining period, BFlh fascicle length was significantly reduced in the eccentric training group at all contraction intensities compared with the end of the intervention (P < 0.05; d range, -1.73 to -1.55). There was no significant change in fascicle length of the concentric training group after the detraining period.
CONCLUSIONS: These results provide evidence that short-term resistance training can lead to architectural alterations in the BFlh. In addition, the eccentric training-induced lengthening of BFlh fascicle length was reversed and returned to baseline values after 28 d of detraining. The contraction mode specific adaptations in this study may have implications for injury prevention and rehabilitation.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 499-508 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise |
Volume | 48 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 31 Mar 2016 |
Keywords
- Adaptation, Physiological
- Adult
- Hamstring Muscles
- Humans
- Isometric Contraction
- Knee
- Male
- Muscle Strength
- Resistance Training
- Ultrasonography
- Young Adult
- Randomized Controlled Trial