Background. The purpose of this study was to compare the peak electromyography (EMG) of the most commonly-used position in the literature, the prone bent-leg (90°) hip extension against manual resistance applied to the distal thigh (PRONE), to a novel position, the standing glute squeeze (SQUEEZE).Methods. Surface EMG electrodes were placed on the upper and lower gluteus maximus of thirteen recreationally active females (age = 28.9 years; height = 164 cm; body mass = 58.2 kg), before three maximum voluntary isometric contraction (MVIC) trials for each position were obtained in a randomized, counterbalanced fashion.Results. No statistically significant (p | 0.05) differences were observed between PRONE (upper: 91.94%; lower: 94.52%) and SQUEEZE (upper: 92.04%; lower: 85.12%) for both the upper and lower gluteus maximus. Neither the PRONE nor SQUEEZE was more effective between all subjects.Conclusions. In agreement with other studies, no single testing position is ideal for every participant. Therefore,

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Fatigue in muscles that shorten might have other causes than fatigue during isometric contractions, since both cross-bridge cycling and energy demand are different in the two exercise modes. While isometric contractions are extensively studied, the causes of fatigue in shortening contractions are poorly mapped. Here, we investigate fatigue mechanisms during shortening contractions in slow twitch skeletal muscle in near physiological conditions. Fatigue was induced in rat soleus muscles with maintained blood supply by in situ shortening contractions at 37°C. Muscles were stimulated repeatedly (1 s on/off at 30 Hz) for 15 min against a constant load, allowing the muscle to shorten and perform work. Fatigue and subsequent recovery was examined at 20 s, 100 s and 15 min exercise. The effects of prior exercise were investigated in a second exercise bout. Fatigue developed in three distinct phases. During the first 20 s the regulatory protein Myosin Light Chain-2 (slow isoform, MLC-2s) was rapidly ...

Comments, concepts and statistics about Effect of muscle load tasks with maximal isometric contractions on oxygenation of the trapezius muscle and sympathetic nervous activity in females with chronic neck and shoulder pain..

Willems, Mark E. T. and Northcott, Simon R. (2009) Gender differences after downhill running for voluntary isometric contractions of knee extensor muscles using surface EMG. Medicina Sportiva, 13 (1). pp. 35-42. ISSN 1734-2260 ...

Egaña, M., Crampton, D., Malone, J., McNamara, E. and Warmington, S.A. 2006, Cardiorespiratory responses to near fatiguing sustained and intermittent isometric contractions of the quadriceps muscles,, in Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland, Biomedical Sciences, Summer Meeting, Springer, London, England. ...

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Eccentric training may affect the longitudinal adaptation of the muscle. Usually the muscle fiber lengthening during eccentric training is measured by the joint kinematics. Due to tendon compliance, this method offers insufficient information about the muscle fiber behavior. The present study investigated the muscle fiber behavior of the Vastus Lateralis muscle (VL) during eccentric knee contractions in humans by measuring the changes of fascicle length in vivo with ultrasonography, at force levels of 65% and 95% of the maximum voluntary isometric contraction force (MVC). Seven young adults were tested by a Biodex. They performed eccentric knee contractions with one leg at 65% and 95% of their MVC (knee angle 25°-100°, angular velocity 90°/s). Potential joint axis deviations were recorded using a Vicon camera system. Exerted knee moments were captured synchronously with the Vicon system at 1000Hz. Fascicle length of the VL muscle visualized by a 10cm Ultrasound prob. The means and standard ...

In current rehabilitation practice, exercise selection is commonly based on the amount of muscle recruitment demonstrated by electromyographic (EMG) analysis. A preponderance of evidence supports the concept that EMG of a muscle and torque output are positively correlated. This study was designed to investigate the relationship between surface EMG activity of the infraspinatus and torque production during exercises involving shoulder external rotation (ER). A total of 30 participants (average age = 24.6 y) performed maximum voluntary isometric contraction of ER at 5 points within the range of motion of 3 shoulder exercise positions with concomitant surface EMG recording. As a maximal internally rotated position was approached, maximum ER torque and minimum or near-minimum EMG recruitment were demonstrated. Conversely, at maximally externally rotated positions, EMG activity was greatest and torque values were lowest. An inverse relationship between joint torque output and EMG activity was ...

Enhanced muscle weakness is commonly experienced following stroke and may be accompanied by increased susceptibility to fatigue. To examine the contributions of central and peripheral factors to isometric muscle fatigue in stroke survivors, this study investigates changes in motor unit (MU) mean firing rate and action potential duration during, and directly following, a sustained submaximal fatiguing contraction at 30% maximum voluntary contraction (MVC). A series of short contractions of the first dorsal interosseous muscle were performed pre- and postfatigue at 20% MVC, and again following a 10-minute recovery period, by twelve chronic stroke survivors. Individual MU firing times were extracted using surface EMG decomposition and used to obtain the spike-triggered average MU action potential waveforms. During the sustained fatiguing contraction, the mean rate of change of the firing rate across all detected motor units was greater on the affected side (-0.02 ± 0.03 Hz/s) than on the less-affected

Lower Limb Muscle Activation Comparison as Assessed by Maximum Voluntary Isometric Contraction Muscle Strength and Dynamic Muscle Activation Measurements in Total Knee Arthroplasty Subjects Implanted with Medial-pivot or Posterior-stabilized ...

en] In 7 normal subjects we compared the facilitatory effect of isometric contraction of the tibialis anterior on the size of electromyographic responses evoked in this muscle by electric stimuli applied over the cervical column and by electric and magnetic percutaneous stimulation of the motor cortex. No significant difference was found between the degrees of facilitation of the responses to any of the stimuli. Using collision techniques, we also showed that the pyramidal fibers activated by spinal and cortical stimuli are the same. Facilitation induced by isometric contraction (20% maximum) was of similar or greater magnitude than that found with constant vibration of the tendon of the target muscle. In cases where vibration and contraction had equal facilitatory effects, there was no further facilitation of the responses when both conditions were applied together. These findings indicate that the facilitatory effect of isometric contraction of the target muscle essentially originates at a ...

TY - JOUR. T1 - The reliability of the interpolated twitch technique during submaximal and maximal isometric muscle actions. AU - Cooper, Michael A.. AU - Herda, Trent J.. AU - Walter-Herda, Ashley A.. AU - Costa, Pablo B.. AU - Ryan, Eric D.. AU - Cramer, Joel T.. PY - 2013. Y1 - 2013. N2 - The purpose of this study was to examine the test-retest reliability of the percent voluntary activation (%VA) vs. force relationships. Fourteen healthy men (mean 6 SD age = 21 6 2.6 years) and 8 women (age = 21 6 1.8 years) completed 4 maximal voluntary contractions (MVCs) and 9 randomly ordered submaximal isometric plantar flexions from 10 to 100% of the MVC. Transcutaneous electrical stimuli were delivered to the tibial nerve using a highvoltage constant-current stimulator (DS7AH; Digitimer, Herthfordshire, United Kingdom). The %VA was calculated for each maximal and submaximal MVC. Paired-samples t-tests were used to quantify systematic variability, whereas the intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs), ...

TY - JOUR. T1 - Adenosine triphosphate production rates, metabolic economy calculations, pH, phosphomonoesters, phosphodiesters, and force output during short- duration maximal isometric plantar flexion exercises and repeated maximal isometric plantar flexion exercises. AU - Newcomer, Bradley R.. AU - Boska, Michael D.. PY - 1997/3/18. Y1 - 1997/3/18. N2 - Measurements of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) production rates, metabolic economy, intracellular pH, phosphodiesters, and phosphomonoesters along with the force output were used to study 90-s maximum voluntary contractions and two new exercise protocols (20-10 and 30-16 exercises). The 20-10 exercise consisted of thirty-one 20-s maximal voluntary contractions separated by 10- s rest periods. The 30-16 exercise consisted of twenty 30-s maximal voluntary contractions separated by 16-s rest periods. There were no differences in ATP production rates, metabolic economy, intracellular pH, or force output between the 20-10 and 30-16 exercises. The ...

Thirty-six male subjects from collegiate intramural athletic teams were asked to maintain 50% of their maximum voluntary contraction on an isometric hand dynamometer as long as possible. The subjects were divided into two groups. One group performed individually while the other group, in teams of three men each, competed for a team prize. During the session, the active muscle was continuously monitored by electromyography. The results demonstrated that the introduction of the motivational factors of competition and team presence did not increase the mean endurance time. The EMG analyses indicated that muscle activity was significantly increased when additional motivational factors were introduced. It was concluded that team presence and competition are better described as stress factors which increase the general arousal level of the subject and reduce the efficiency of the muscles. (Author)(*MUSCLES

Dichotomous Effects of Isometric Secondary Amines Containing an Aromatic Nitrile and a Nitro Group on Human Aortic Smooth Muscle Cells: Syntheses, Nitrosation and Cell Culture Studies ...

Dichotomous Effects of Isometric Secondary Amines Containing an Aromatic Nitrile and a Nitro Group on Human Aortic Smooth Muscle Cells: Syntheses, Nitrosation and Cell Culture Studies ...

The acute cardiovascular responses to isometric exercise 6 Acute local circulation response to isometric exercise 7 Mechanisms that control the acute response to isometric exercise 7 a The role of central command during isometric exercise 7 b The role of the exercise pressor reflex during isometric exercise 8.

Purpose: This study examined whether a higher protein diet following strenuous exercise can alter markers of muscle damage and inflammation in older adults. Methods: Using a double-blind, independent group design, 10 males and eight females (age 57 ± 4 years; mass 72.3 ± 5.6 kg; height 1.7 ± 6.5 m) were supplied with a higher protein (2.50 g·kg−1·day−1) or moderate protein (1.25 g·kg−1·day−1) diet for 48 hr after 140 squats with 25% of their body mass. Maximal isometric voluntary contractions, muscle soreness, creatine kinase, Brief Assessment of Mood Adapted, and inflammatory markers were measured preexercise, and 24 hr and 48 hr postexercise. Results: The maximal isometric voluntary contractions decreased postexercise (p = .001 ...

The pathogenesis of widespread pain and fibromyalgia (FM) is unknown. Altered responses from the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis, sympathetic nervous system and muscular system have been suggested as being of importance. The present study was undertaken to determine: (i) whether the sympathoadrenal response to repetitive isometric contractions until exhaustion is altered in patients with FM, and (ii) whether sympathoadrenal responses are associated with muscle fatigue and pain during exercise. Nineteen women with FM, and 19 healthy women matched for age, smoking and self-reported physical activity, participated. Maximal voluntary contraction (MVC), repetitive isometric contractions (6s contraction and 4s resting phases) were performed with both quadriceps muscles at 30% of MVC until exhaustion. Muscle activity was recorded from the quadriceps muscles by surface electromyography (EMG). Plasma adrenalin (Adr), noradrenalin (NAdr) and cortisol were measured and perceived exertion and pain ...

This study investigated if men and women, matched for initial strength (41 pairs), differed in their response to a single set (50 repetitions) of high force eccentric exercise of the elbow flexors on a curl bench. Maximal isometric force at 90 degrees, and muscle soreness before, immediately after, and 34 hours after exercise were measured. Changes in strength were assumed an indicator of muscle damage.. Women exhibited consistently greater force losses and fatigue than men. After 34 hours, women still displayed a greater indication of muscle damage than men. No gender differences were observed in soreness variables.. Implication. Women fatigue more and lose strength to a greater degree than do men when matched for the same level of initial strength.. Return to Table of Contents for this issue.. ...

Kiefer, A. W., Ford, K. R., Paterno, Mark V., Schmitt, L. C., Myer, G. D., Riley, M. A., Shockley, K., & Hewett, T. E. (in press). Inter-segmental postural coordination measures differentiate athletes with ACL reconstruction from uninjured athletes. Gait & Posture.. Athreya, D., Van Orden, G. C., & Riley, M. A. (2012). Feedback about isometric force production yields more random variations. Neuroscience Letters, 513, 37-41 ...

If youve ever seen a mime trying to escape his invisible box, youve seen a playful example of an isometric contraction. Isometric exercises are strength-training exercises that involve the ...

Experimental setup. Experimental apparatus used to evaluate ankle voluntary dorsi-flexion movement and isometric maximal voluntary contractions.

Isometric exercises -- the plank, for example -- strengthen your muscles without moving your body. As with any other form of strength-training exercise, however, isometric strength training doesnt ...

This article was originally published in: European Journal of Applied Physiology (2006) 96/3, 235-240. The original publication is available at www.springerlink.com here. ...

The modulation of motor evoked potentials (MEPs), an index of corticospinal excitability, has been shown to increase during isometric contractions with incremental torque output in accordance with the contribution between ...

Posture is area that should be regularly assessed through physical examinations of young athletes by a physician trained in the assessment of posture

Quantifying standing steadiness may be a useful method of detecting neurotoxicity in epidemiological studies. Unfortunately, use of quantitative standing steadiness outcomes in epidemiologic studies has been limited by lack of standardization of methods, insufficient availability of normative data, and inadequately characterized effects of...

The rotating plank is an absolute game changer for those looking to up their core strength. As discussed in our previous core training article, the most efficient way of training the muscles responsible for trunk strength and stability is through isometric contractions involved in spinal stabilization movements.. This exercise does just that, packing both anti-extension and anti-rotation benefits. You should feel your entire midsection light up when performing these, especially your obliques, which play a huge role in preventing and aiding in trunk lateral flexion and rotation.. ...

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Teaching proper loading techniques ensures that athletes can move optimally, engage the right muscles for efficient power, and reduce the risk of injury.

This workout took place on the last day of December, but Im pasting it into my 2012 log. For those of you trying to figure out what Mesocycle, etc means, I try to organize my training to better arrange my videos, etc. 4 Weeks make 1 Mesocycle. This is the start of Mesocycle 41 ...

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1) Implements the ISM of Hassan et al 2) Tests it with the MD framework ProtoMol 3) Compare average force error over trajectory

Prolong by removing wet sheet when sweating and Dry Pack with Hot Water Bottle, rubbing of trunk and limbs over blankets and isometric exercises ...

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TY - JOUR. T1 - Two maximal isometric contractions attenuate the magnitude of eccentric exercise-induced muscle damage. AU - Chen, Hsin Lian. AU - Nosaka, Kazunori. AU - Pearce, Alan J.. AU - Chen, Trevor C.. PY - 2012/8/1. Y1 - 2012/8/1. N2 - This study investigated whether maximal voluntary isometric contractions (MVC-ISO) would attenuate the magnitude of eccentric exercise-induced muscle damage. Young untrained men were placed into one of the two experimental groups or one control group (n = 13 per group). Subjects in the experimental groups performed either two or 10 MVC-ISO of the elbow flexors at a long muscle length (20° flexion) 2 days prior to 30 maximal isokinetic eccentric contractions of the elbow flexors. Subjects in the control group performed the eccentric contractions without MVC-ISO. No significant changes in maximal voluntary concentric contraction peak torque, peak torque angle, range of motion, upper arm circumference, plasma creatine kinase (CK) activity and myoglobin ...

Purpose : The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of bridging stabilization exercises of trunk muscles activity on a Swiss ball according to change of position. Methods：30 healthy university students volunteered to participate in this study. Subjects were required to complete following three exercise positions. Exercise position 1; Supine bridge with Swiss ball, Exercise position 2; Side bridge with Swiss ball, Exercise position 3; Prone bridge with Swiss ball. Surface electromyography from selected trunk muscles was normalized to maximum voluntary isometric contraction. Results : A repeated measures of ANOVA with Duncan`s correction was used to determine the influence of exercise type on muscle activity for rectus abdominis, external oblique, erector spinae. The erector spinae of exercise position 1 showed significantly higher muscle activity than exercise position 2, 3(p

Author: Kenville, Rouven et al.; Genre: Journal Article; Published online: 2020-04-14; Keywords: Motor system; Muscle strength; Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS); Whole-body movement. ; Title: Cerebellar transcranial direct current stimulation improves maximum isometric force production during isometric Barbell squats

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Twenty women with primary fibromyalgia syndrome and 20 age matched healthy women were investigated. The subjects performed maximum voluntary isokinetic contractions of the right quadriceps in an isokinetic dynamometer. Maximum voluntary isometric contractions of the right quadriceps were performed w …

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It has been thought that intramuscular ADP and phosphocreatine (PCr) concentrations are important regulators of mitochondorial respiration. There is a threshold work rate or metabolic rate for cellular acidosis, and the decrease in muscle PCr is accelerated with drop in pH during incremental exercise. We tested the hypothesis that increase in muscle oxygen consumption ( o2mus) is accelerated with rapid decrease in PCr (concomitant increase in ADP) in muscles with drop in pH occurs during incremental plantar flexion exercise. Five male subjects performed a repetitive intermittent isometric plantar flexion exercise (6-s contraction/4-s relaxation). Exercise intensity was raised every 1 min by 10% maximal voluntary contraction (MVC), starting at 10% MVC until exhaustion. The measurement site was at the medial head of the gastrocnemius muscle. Changes in muscle PCr, inorganic phosphate (Pi), ADP, and pH were measured by 31P

Background Currently available local anesthetics approved for single-injection peripheral nerve blocks have a maximum duration less than 24 hours. bupivacaine (0-80 mg) was mixed with normal saline to produce 30 mL of study fluid. Each subject received two different doses one on each part applied randomly inside a double-masked fashion. The end points included the maximum voluntary isometric contraction (MVIC) of the DMXAA (ASA404) quadriceps femoris muscle mass and tolerance to cutaneous electrical current in the femoral nerve distribution. Measurements were performed from baseline until quadriceps MVIC returned to 80% of baseline bilaterally. Results There were statistically significant dose reactions in MVIC (0.09% / mg SE = 0.03 95 CI 0.04 to 0.14 p = 0.002) and tolerance to cutaneous current (?0.03 mA / mg SE = 0.01 95 CI ?0.04 to 0.02 p < 0.001) however in the opposite direction than expected (the higher the dose the lower the observed effect). This inverse relationship is definitely ...

Background: The aim of the study was to estimate differences in bioelectrical activity between rectus femoris (RF) and vastus medialis (VM) muscles of each lower limb. Material/Methods: 29 female and 18 male adult subjects participated in the study. Each subject performed the following quadriceps contractions with each lower limb: concentric, isometric, eccentric and 30-sec. long maximal voluntary isometric contraction. 3 parameters were obtained in surface electromyography (SEMG): mean RMS amplitude (RMS), mean percentage value of maximal voluntary contraction (%MVC) and mean frequency (MF). Results: RF occurred to have a lower percentage activity (-28.43%) and absolute amplitude (- 36.57%) value than VM during all three basic forms of contraction against gravity. Except the RMS values for concentric contraction, all the mentioned parameters were significantly different. In contrast, RF had a higher MF rate than VM. Differences were at the mean level of 22.57% for all activities. Conclusions: ...

Hip torque production is associated with certain knee injuries. The hip rotators change function depending on hip angle. Objective: To compare hip-rotator torque production between 3 angles of hip flexion, limbs, and sexes. Design: Descriptive. Setting: University sports medicine research laboratory. Participants: 15 men and 15 women, 19-39 y. Intervention: Three 6-s maximal isometric contractions of the hip external and internal rotators at 10°, 40°, and 90° of hip flexion on both legs. Main Outcome Measure: Average torque normalized to body mass. Results: Internal-rotation torque was greatest at 90° of hip flexion, followed by 40° of hip flexion and finally 10° of hip flexion. External-rotation torque was not different based on hip flexion. The nondominant legs external rotators were stronger than the dominant legs, but the reverse was true for internal rotators. Finally, the men had more overall rotator torque. Conclusions: Hip-rotation torque production varies between flexion angle, ...

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This thesis investigated sport specific responses of diastolic mechanics at rest and during submaximal exercise. Two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography (STE) was used to assess diastolic mechanics at rest and whilst triathletes (TRI, n=9, 32 ± 7 years), long distance runners (LDR, n=7, 34 ± 3 years), resistance trained (RT, n=5, 24 ± 5 years) and untrained controls (CON, n=5, 29 ± 5 years) performed dynamic and static exercise. Cycling consisted of 5 minute stages at 30% and 60% maximum workload (Wmax), and leg extension involved 15 second contractions at 40% and 75% maximal voluntary isometric contraction (MVIC). Peak untwisting velocity (PUV), apical and basal rotation velocities did not differ between groups at rest or during exercise (p,0.05). PUV increased in TRI from rest to 30% and 60% Wmax (p,0.01), remained unchanged in LDR, RT and CON from rest to 30% (p,0.05, p,0.05, p,0.05, respectively) and 60% Wmax (p=0.018, p,0.05, p,0.05, respectively). PUV did not change from rest ...

Mutungi, GM and Ranatunga, KW (2000) Sarcomere length changes during end-held (isometric) contractions in intact mammalian (rat) fast and slow muscle fibres. Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility, 21 (6). pp. 565-575. Full text not available from this repository ...

Beck M, Giess R, Wuerffel W, Magnus T, Ochs, G, Toyka KV. Comparison of Maximal Voluntary Isometric Contraction and Drachmans Hand-Held Dynamometry in Evaluating Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclosis. Muscle Nerve. 1999; 22: 1265-1270. Bohannon RW. Hand-Held Dynamometry; Stability of Muscle Strength Over Multiple Measurements. Clinical Biomechanics. 1986: 2:74-77. Wang CY, Olson SL, Protas EJ. Test-Retest Strength Reliability: Hand-Held Dynamometry in Community-Dwelling Elderly Faller. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2002; 83: 811-5. Shefner J, Cudkowicz ME, Maragakis N, Cedarbaum JM, Lee J, Jones D, Watson ML, Shaver K, Chen M, Saikali K, Mao J, Russell AK, Hansen L, Malik F, Wolff AA, for the NEALS/Cytokinetics Study Team. Safety, tolerability and pharmacodynamics of a skeletal muscle activator in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. (submitted for publication) http://www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen/MedEd/medicine/pulmonar/fellow/pftm_f.htm ...

1. Muscle fibres may be subdivided into type I (with slow-twitch contractile properties) and type II (fast-twitch) depending on their myosin adenosine triphosphatase activity. In voluntary isometric contractions type I fibres are utilized at low forces (,20% of maximum) whereas type II fibres are recruited in addition at high forces. This physiological recruitment order has enabled us to measure the relaxation rate of type I and II fibres in vivo in normal human subjects.. 2. Relaxation rate was measured in 16 subjects from low (10% of maximum) and maximum isometric quadriceps contractions and the muscle-fibre type composition determined from needle-biopsy specimens in 10 subjects. The relaxation rate of type II fibres was calculated to be twice as fast as that of type I.. 3. It was not possible to estimate, from studies in 33 quadriceps muscles (25 normal subjects), the contribution of type II fibres to overall fibre area from the relaxation rate as determined from electrically stimulated ...

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Isotonic Vs. Isometric Contraction. Every exercise you do involves some sort of muscle contraction. Exercises with movement involve isotonic muscle contractions and exercises without movement involve isometric muscular contractions. Knowing the difference between these two different types of contractions can help you ...

|br/|Signals Analyzed:|br/| • Isometric Muscle Contraction|br/| • Isotonic Muscle Contraction |br/||br/| The basic version of HSE-ACAD for smooth muscles calculates the following parameter: |br/||br/| • Resting tension |br/||br/| The HSE-HA ACAD software can be adapted to virtually any experimental investigation in tissue bath experiments. It is possible to acquire signals from isotonic (displacement) or isometric (force) measurements. The isotonic displacement measurement is used on smooth muscles, for example on ileum, ductus deferens, lung strips, also bladder... Isometric force measurement is used with tracheal muscle, atrium, papillary muscle, aortic rings, veins or other vessel rings. Experiments on spontaneously beating or electrically stimulated tissues are also possible. Various parameters can be derived from these signals depending on the model used. During data acquisition all acquired signals and derived parameters are stored on the hard disc and can be displayed graphically

Leg-muscle force during maximal voluntary isometric contractions was measured 2 d after exercise (Day 3), and the BCAA supplementation suppressed the muscle-force decrease (to ~80% of the value recorded under the control conditions) observed in the placebo trial. Plasma BCAA concentrations, which decreased after exercise in the placebo trial, were markedly elevated during the 2 hr postexercise in the BCAA trial. Serum myoglobin concentration was increased by exercise in the placebo but not in the BCAA trial. The concentration of plasma elastase as an index of neutrophil activation appeared to increase after the squat exercise in both trials, but the change in the elastase level was significant only in the placebo trial ...

During a stretch- shortening cycle (SSC), muscle force attained during concentric contractions (shortening phase) is potentiated by the preceding eccentric contractions (lengthening phase). The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of joint angular velocity on force potentiation induced by SSC (SSC effect). Twelve healthy men (age, 24.2 ± 3.2 years; height, 1.73 ± 0.05 m; body mass, 68.1 ± 11.0 kg) participated in this study. Ankle joint angle was passively moved by a dynamometer, with range of motion from dorsiflexion (DF) 15° to plantarflexion (PF) 15°. Muscle contractions were evoked by tetanic electrical stimulation. Joint angular velocity of concentric contraction was set at 30°/s and 150°/s. Magnitude of SSC effect was calculated as the ratio of joint torque obtained by concentric contraction with preliminary eccentric contraction trial relative to that obtained by concentric contraction without preliminary eccentric contraction trial. As a result, magnitude of SSC effect

In the Functional Range Conditioning system PAILs and RAILs are our primary means of expanding a joints range of motion, whereas our Controlled Articular Rotations (CARs) are used for maintenance and assessment.. PAILs stand for Progressive Angular Isometric Loading. This refers to an isometric contraction at an end range position for the tissues being placed on stretch.. RAILs stand for Regressive Angular Isometric Loading. This refers to isometric contractions at end range position for the tissues on the closing side of the joint, or the muscles on the opposite side of what is being stretched.. It is well documented in the literature that poor hip mobility can lead to altered lumbar motion. For example, if somebody lacked hip extension they would be more likely to extend their spines to make up for the lack of motion. This is why we should be making sure we keep our hips as mobile as possible.. Check out the video below and see how the 90/90 can improve your hip mobility and low back ...

This paper presents findings from a study of five healthy subjects performing 50% maximum voluntary contraction until complete fatigue of the muscle. An overlapping window technique was used to find the values for mean frequency (MNF), median frequency (MDF) of the power spectrum, root mean square (RMS) and muscle fibre conduction velocity (MFCV). The surface electromyography signal (sEMG) was collected from the vastus lateralis muscle using a three channel Laplacian electrode. The results show the MNF and MDF values showed a consistent trend with each other where they remained at steady values between 20-30% and 75-80% of the signal after which they fell 15-30% of this value. The RMS showed a linear increase in value. The MFCV showed a similar trend to that found in the MNF and MDF values ...

Before I start talking about using different contraction types in training and the benefits they will have, first I must explain to anyone who doesnt know about the 3 different types of contraction. Keeping it nice and basic, there are 3 different ways that your muscle can contract in order to move a part of your body. Concentric - a concentric contraction is where the muscle shortens in length causing your bodypart to move. For example when you concentrically contract your bicep, it shortens and your arm bends (flexes). Most people who will train will be primarily focused on this type of contraction as it is the one that moves the weight against the resistance. For example it is the concentric contraction that pushes the bar off your chest to lockout on a bench press. Eccentric - an eccentric contraction is the lengthening of the muscle. This occurs when you lower the weight under control. Its the opposite movement to the concentric contraction but it isnt the antagonistic muscle that

An understanding of the changes in force variability in both the time and frequency domains could help explain the decreased steadiness and the fall risk in subjects who are associated with fatigue (Schwendner et al. 1997). Since the relationship between fatigue and unsteadiness in both the time and frequency domains of the lower extremity remains uninvestigated, this study aimed to determine whether a reduction in steadiness of the force signal is associated with a shift towards higher frequency components. As a first step, the reliability and repeatability of a torque control test set-up was established by assessing young, healthy subjects and was used to test the change in levels of force fluctuation after fatiguing exercises. The results indicated that time-domain measures of accuracy and steadiness of continuous torque production had excellent reliabilities (Shrout & Fleiss 1979; Bruton et al. 2000), whereas frequency-domain measures had relatively lower values of reliability. Furthermore, ...

The foundations for this topic can be found in the previous 4 articles in the series. Building off the understanding of viscoelastic tissues that are sensitive to the rate at which force is applied, we will examine training strategies designed to maximize muscle stimulation while avoiding injury. There are 3 types of muscle contraction:. Concentric - the muscle is shortening while contracting (the positive rep). Isometric - the muscle does not change length while contracting. Eccentric - the muscle is lengthening while contracting (the negative rep). It is widely misstated, and then repeated by others, that eccentric contractions produce more force than isometric contractions which produce more force than concentric contractions. This is not true. The force generated by muscle contraction is determined by the equation for torque reviewed in the last article, independent of the shortening or lengthening during contraction (minus a subtle detail - hysteresis - which is beyond the scope of our ...

The aim of the present study was to investigate the EMG-joint angle relationship during voluntary contraction with maximum effort and the differences in activity among three hamstring muscles during knee flexion. Ten healthy subjects performed maximum voluntary isometric and isokinetic knee flexion. …

This study analyzed the effect of blood-flow restriction on running economy untrained young men (N = 18). Ss were randomly divided into two groups: i) blood-flow restriction, and ii) walking training without blood-flow restriction. Both groups underwent the same testing pre- and post-training: i) treadmill incremental test to obtain the maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max); ii) rectangular treadmill test at 8 km/h to measure running economy; iii) two maximum isometric contractions of the knee extensors and knee flexors to measure maximum voluntary contraction, maximum rate of force development, and semitendinosus, biceps femorus, rectus femorus, and vastus lateralis EMG activity; iv) estimation of plantar flexors muscle-tendon stiffness; and v) measurement of the thigh muscle-bone cross sectional area using ultrasound imaging. Twenty-eight training sessions (7 days per week) of 20-minutes of continuous walking were performed. The blood-flow restriction group trained with both legs restricted at a ...

A skeletal muscle that is stretched while contracting will produce more force at steady state than if it is stretched passively and then stimulated to contract. This phenomenon is known as residual fo

1. Plasma catecholamine, haemodynamic and metabolic responses to sustained isometric exercise were studied in eight healthy subjects, who maintained handgrip at the 30% level of maximal voluntary contraction (MVC) for as long as possible.. 2. The sustained handgrip was accompanied by a significant increase in plasma noradrenaline (NA) and adrenaline (A) concentrations.. 3. The increase in plasma NA during handgrip was greater than that associated with heavy dynamic work involving large muscle groups.. 4. The results suggest that the known haemodynamic responses to static effort are related to a powerful activation of the adrenergic system, which may result from a reflex mechanism initiated in the exercising muscles. ...

Properties of the human neck which may influence a persons susceptibility to whiplash injury during lateral impact have been studied in 96 normal subjects. Subjects were chosen on the basis of age, sex, and stature and data were grouped into six primary categories based on sex (F, M) and age (18-24, 35-44, 62-74). The data include: measures of head, neck and body anthropometry in standing and simulated automotive seating positions, three-dimensional range of motion of the head and neck, head/neck response to low-level acceleration, and both stretch reflex time and voluntary isometric muscle force in the lateral direction. Reflex times are found to vary from about 30 to 70 ms with young and middle aged persons having faster times than older persons, and females having faster times than males. Muscle strength decreases with age and males are, on the average, stronger than females ...

In this section you will learn about isometric strength and find some exercises. Isometric or static strength training is an exercise form where no motion is involved. The muscle is contracted statically, but there is no movement at the joint.

Isometric exercise is a modified type of resistance training often used for rehabilitating an injury. Its also a useful fitness tool for people with arthritis, since it puts less stress on the joints. Isometric exercises arent an effective strategy for increasing athletic performance but they can help strengthen an ...

A versatile bidirectional isometric exercise device is provided in the form of an inflatable flexible exercise ball (10A-C), about 46 cm (18 inches) in diameter, fitted with a pair of looped handles (12A-B, 30A, 30C), secured to diametrically opposite points of the ball, through which arms or legs can be placed for performing specialized exercises that use the ball (10A-C) in a tension mode. The ball (10A-C) is only partially inflated so as to provide soft compliant accommodation to various body surfaces, and can be utilized bidirectionally, i.e. either in compression or in tension, in conjunction with various body parts such as hands, legs, knees, feet, etc., for a broad array of isometric muscle exercises directed to overall body strengthening, particularly for persons prone to and/or desiring protection from the effects of osteoporosis. A sequence of recommended exercises may be depicted directly on the surface of the ball (10A-C). Attachment of the handles (12A-B) to the main ball portion may be

TY - JOUR. T1 - Muscle activation is enhanced with multi- and uni-articular bilateral versus unilateral contractions. AU - Behm, D.G.. AU - Power, K.E.. AU - Drinkwater, Eric. N1 - Imported on 12 Apr 2017 - DigiTool details were: Journal title (773t) = Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism. ISSNs: 1066-7814; PY - 2003. Y1 - 2003. N2 - Ten resistance trained (RT) and 6 non-resistance trained (NRT) subjects were used to determine differences in quadriceps activation between isometric single and double knee extensions and squat contractions. Greater inactivation, as measured by the interpolated twitch technique, was recorded with single (RT: 16.5%, NRT: 17.6%) than double leg extensions (RT: 8.4%, NRT: 13.4%) or squats (RT: 4.03%, NRT: 1.7%). There was no significant difference between the maximum voluntary contraction (MVC) force of the dominant leg during single and double leg extensions. However, in NRT subjects, the contralateral or non-dominant leg during double leg extensions exhibited ...

Strong interactions between cross-bridges (XB) and regulatory units (RU) lead to a steep response of cardiac muscle to an increase in intracellular calcium. We developed a model to quantitatively assess the influence of different types of interactions within the sarcomere on the properties of cardiac muscle. In the model, the ensembles consisting of cross-bridge groups connected by elastic tropomyosin are introduced, and their dynamics is described by a set of partial differential equations. Through large scans in the free energy landscape, we demonstrate the different influence of RU-RU, XB-XB, and XB-RU interactions on the cooperativity coefficient of calcium binding, developed maximal force, and calcium sensitivity. The model solution was fitted to reproduce experimental data on force development during isometric contraction, shortening in physiological contraction, and ATP consumption by acto-myosin. On the basis of the fits, we quantified the free energy change introduced through RU-RU and ...

Principal Investigator：YAMAZAKI Yoshihiko, Project Period (FY)：1992 - 1993, Research Category：Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (C), Research Field：体育学

Isometric exercises, or static exercises, are quick, intense, and may help boost your endurance on the bike. Heres what you should know.

This is a three-stage exercise. Sit comfortably in an upright position. Your head is erect. First, place your right hand, fingers pointing upward, on the right side of your face, directly in front of your ear. Using your right hand to provide gentle continuous resistance, try to turn your head to the right. Imagine youre trying to look over your right shoulder. Make sure to keep your hand in its initial position - dont let it slip!. Youll feel your neck muscles contracting on the right. This is an isometric exercise, so youre not really going anywhere. Apply continuous muscular contraction and continuous gentle resistance for 6 seconds. Gently relax and return to the starting position.. Next, begin by turning your head to the right, to about halfway of your pain-free range of motion. Place your right hand, fingers pointing upward, on the right side of your face, directly in front of your ear. Apply gentle continuous resistance as you try to turn your head to the right. Apply continuous ...

System, method and apparatus for carrying out isometric exercises for therapeutic purposes. As employed in a therapeutic mode the apparatus may only be programmed within mandated therapeutic parameter limitations. During therapeutic trials, the user is visually and aurally cued throughout the test sequence and the therapeutic data evolved during the regimen is recorded and recoverable from archival memory. Particular target force modes can be selected to allow stimulation of nitric oxide release, and modulation of serum lipid composition.

You want to keep those great thighs of youth, but your busy schedule makes it difficult to exercise. Isometric exercises, contractions performed from a static position without joint movement, help ...

I do not know what natural contractions feel like however contractions brought on by pitocin are the precise absolute plain satan. At 38 weeks I woke to them happening every 10 minutes - tho they eased after I moved & they had been brief & not painful, so I didnt fear an excessive amount of.. Apply labor contractions are in any other case known as Braxton Hicks contractions and are widespread from week 32 until birth. Nonetheless, in the event youre writing a tutorial paper or the rest thats formal, you could want to keep away from contractions. The time between contractions includes the length or length of the contraction and the minutes in between the contractions (called the interval).. Should you go to the hospital only to search out out that youre having false labor, dont feel unhealthy about it. It is sometimes laborious to know the difference between actual and false labor. One of the reasons it is troublesome to answer the question what do contractions feel like is because the ...

In this article, we describe an approach to model the electromechanical behavior of the skeletal muscle based on the Huxley formulation. We propose a model

My work involves Tomography of Insect flight muscle, which provides 3-D in situ information of various components of the muscle. 3-D Correspondence analysis is used to process a large number of repeats extracted from tomograms. By atomic model fitting, we can access details of the interaction between muscle proteins. Tomograms of muscles in different states have been collected, including the Ca-activated isometric contraction, and its response to quick stretch and quick release. With the help of newly-developed techniques and improved facilities, we hope to get a better understanding of muscle activation, force-generation, responses to length-changing, and various other mechanisms.. ...

I would be very careful with asymmetric movements, especially with heavy weight. Ive incorporated these types of movements in my workout over the years and have found some problems. The heavy lunge for example created bad strains in my sacro-iliac joint, whereas two-leg exercises are no problem. Kickbacks, DB rows, etc. started giving me severe strains in the obliques and even illipsoas muscles. All problems went away when I removed these asymmetric movements. Asymmetric movements with weights seem natural, after all walking and running are asymmetric, but when done with very heavy weight it can simply create too much torque for some of the small stabilizing muscles that have to maintain a strong isometric contraction for the duration of a set. I also notice that with heavy asymmetric exercises, theres a tendency to cheat more, borrowing from the stabilizing muscles at the expense of the primary movers.. ReplyDelete ...

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Answer: The #majorkey is understanding what type of contractile action is needed to both generate and absorb force.. Force absorption = eccentric. Force production = concentric. Absorbing force requires accepting the forces imparted on a body, and an eccentric contraction is needed for that acceptance. Whereas producing force requires going against the forces imparted on the body, thus a concentric contraction.. Assuming no secondary compensations, there are certain infrasternal angles (ISA) that have greater eccentric ventral cavity bias, and some that have a concentric bias:. Narrow ISA = eccentric bias = Force acceptor. Wide ISA = Concentric bias = Force producer. Now there is a HUGE (HYOOGE? SP) caveat to this: Assuming no secondary compensations.. This is a poor assumption because it seems like all the fam nowadays have compensations left and right. You can have narrows that develop concentric biases that make force absorption whack, and you can have wides that develop weird eccentric ...

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