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0000-0002-6109-0658
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Queen's University
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Exercise Science, Health and Human Performance Research Group, Department of Sport Sciences, Institute of Health Sciences, Federal University of Triangulo Mineiro
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Is There Any Non-functional Training? A Conceptual Review
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 28-10-2021
DOI: 10.20944/PREPRINTS202110.0426.V1
Abstract: This conceptual review aimed to investigate whether "functional training" (FT) programs are different from traditional strength, power, flexibility, and endurance training programs. A search for the twenty most recent papers published involving FT was performed in the PubMed/Medline database. Definition, concepts, benefits, and the exercises employed in FT programs were analyzed. The main results were: 1) there is no agreement about a universal definition for FT 2) FT programs aim at developing the same benefits already induced by traditional strength, power, flexibility, and endurance training programs 3) exercises employed are also the same. The inability to define FT makes differentiation difficult. Physical training programs can be easily described and classified as strength, power, flexibility, endurance, and the specific exercises employed (e.g., traditional resistance training, ballistic exercises, plyometrics and Olympic-style weightlifting, continuous and high-intensity interval training). This proper description and classification may improve communication in sports science and improve interdisciplinary integration. Aiming to avoid confusion and misconceptions, and based on the current evidence, we recommend that the terms FT, high-intensity FT, and functional fitness training no longer describe any physical training program.
Effect of blood flow occlusion on neuromuscular fatigue following sustained maximal isometric contraction
Publisher: Canadian Science Publishing
Date: 07-2020
Abstract: Sustained isometric maximal voluntary contractions (IMVCs) have blood flow occlusive effects on the microvasculature. However, it is unknown if this effect would be magnified with additional blood flow restriction via a cuff and what the influence on fatigue development would be. Twelve healthy male participants performed a 1-min IMVC of the knee extensors with and without additional blood flow occlusion induced by pneumatic cuff in counterbalanced order on separate days. Vastus lateralis muscle deoxygenation was estimated via near-infrared spectroscopy–derived tissue oxygen saturation (SmO 2 ) throughout the fatiguing contraction. Central and peripheral measures of neuromuscular fatigue (NMF) were assessed via surface electromyography (EMG) and force responses to voluntary contractions and peripheral nerve/transcranial magnetic stimulations before, immediately after, and throughout an 8-min recovery period. SmO 2 , force, and EMG litude decreased during the 1-min IMVC, but there were no between-condition differences. Similarly, no significant (p 0.05) between-condition differences were detected for any dependent variable immediately after the fatiguing contraction. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)-derived voluntary activation was lower (p 0.05) in the no-cuff condition during the recovery period. Sustained IMVC results in a similar degree of muscle deoxygenation and NMF as IMVCs with additional occlusion, providing further evidence that a sustained IMVC induces full ischemia. Novelty NMF etiology, muscle oxygenation, and corticospinal factors during an IMVC are similar with or without an occlusion cuff. Contrary to all other measures, TMS-evaluated voluntary activation returned to baseline faster following the occluded condition.
MUSCLE DAMAGE OF RESISTANCE-TRAINED MEN AFTER TWO BOUTS OF ECCENTRIC BENCH PRESS EXERCISE
Publisher: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Date: 10-2014
External and Internal Loads in Sports Science: Time to Rethink?
Publisher: International Universities Strength and Conditioning Association
Date: 20-10-2023
Related Organisations
Auburn University (US Dept Of State, FULBRIGHT)
Location: United States of America
Exercise Science, Health And Human Performance Research Group, Department Of Sport Sciences, Institute Of Health Sciences, Federal University Of Triangulo Mineiro
Location: Brazil
Université De Lausanne Faculté De Biologie Et De Médecine
Location: Switzerland
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