Changes in twitch contractile characteristics of plantarflexor muscles during repeated fatiguing submaximal static contractions

Biology of Sport

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 169-177

  Paasuke M ^a   Ereline, J ^b   Gapeyeva, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Contractile properties; Fatigue; Human plantarflexor muscles; Isometric contractions

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346045922     PISSN: 0860021X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (32)

1. Alway S.E., R.L. Hughson, H.J. Green, A.E. Patla, J.S. Frank (1987) Twitch potentiation after fatiguing exercise in man. Eur.J.Appl.Physiol. 56:461-466
2. Bigland-Ritchie B., F. Furbush, J.J. Woods (1986) Fatigue of intermittent submaximal voluntary contractions: central and peripheral factors in different muscles. J.Appl.Physiol. 61:421-429
3. Brasil-Neto J.P., L.G. Cohen, H. Hallett (1994) Central fatigue as revealed by post-exercise decrement of motor evoked potentials. Muscle Nerve 17:713-719
4. Brody L.R., M.T. Pollock, S.H. Roy, C.J. DeLuca, B. Celli (1991) pH-induced effects on median frequency and conduction velocity of the myoelectric signal. J.Appl. Physiol. 71:1878-1885
5. Cady E.B., H. Elshore, D.A. Jones, A. Moll (1989) The metabolic causes of slow relaxation in fatigued human skeletal muscle. J.Physiol. (Lond.) 418:327-337
6. Edwards R.H.T. (1981) Human muscle function and fatigue. In: R. Porter and J. Whelan (eds.) Human Muscle Fatigue: Physiological Mechanisms. Pitman Medical, London, pp. 1-18
7. Edwards R.H.T., D.K. Hill, D.A. Jones, P.A. Merton (1977) Fatigue of long duration in human skeletal muscle after exercise. J.Physiol. (Lond.) 272:769-778
8. Gandevia S.C, G.M. Allen, J.E. Butler, J.L. Taylor (1996) Supraspinal factors in human muscle fatigue: evidence for suboptimal output from the motor cortex. J.Physiol. (Lond.) 490:529-536
9. Garner S.H., A.L. Hicks, A.J. McComas (1989) Prolongation of twitch potentiating mechanism throughout muscle fatigue and recovery. Exp.Neurol. 103:277-281
10. Hagbarth K.-E., E.J. Kunesch, M. Nordin, R. Schmidt, E.U. Wallin (1986) Gamma loop contributing to maximal voluntary contraction in man. J.Physiol.(Lond.) 380:575-591
11. Hultman, E., H. Sjöholm (1983) Electromyogram, force and relaxation time during and after continuous electrical stimulation of human skeletal muscle in situ. J.Physiol. (Lond.) 339:33-40
12. Hultman E., H. Sjöholm, E.K.I. Jaderholm, J. Krynicki (1983) Evaluation on methods for electrical stimulation of human skeletal muscle in situ. Pflügers Arch. 398: 139-141
13. Kirsch R.F., W.Z. Rymer (1992) Neural compensation for fatigue-induced changes in muscle stiffness during perturbations of elbow angle in human. J.Neurophysiol. 68: 449-470
14. Klug G.A., E. Leberer, E. Leisner, J.A. Simoneau, D. Pette (1988) Relationship between parvalbumin content and the speed of relaxation in chronically stimulated rabbit fast twitch muscle. Pflügers Arch. 411:126-131
15. Lewis D.M., W.S. Al-Amood, C. Rosendorff (1986) Stimulation of denervated muscle: what do isometric and isotonic recordings tell us? In: W.A. Nix and G. Vrbova (eds.) Electrical Stimulation and Neuromuscular Disorders. Springer Verl., Berlin, pp. 101-113
16. Lännergren J., H. Westerblad, J.D. Bruton (1996) Slow recovery of single skeletal muscle fibres. Acta Physiol.Scand. 153:193-202
17. McKay W.B., S.M. Tuel, A.M. Sherwood, D.S. Stokic, M.R. Dimitrijevic (1995) Focal depression of cortical excitability induced by fatiguing muscle contraction: a transcranial magnetic stimulation study. Exp.Brain Res. 105:276-282
18. Merton P.A. (1954) Voluntary strength and fatigue. J.Physiol, (Lond.) 128:553-564
19. Milner-Brown H.S., R.B. Stein, R. Yemm (1973) The orderly recruitment of human motor units during voluntary isometric contractions. J.Physiol. (Lond.) 230:359-370
20. Moritani T., H.A. DeVries (1979) Neural factors versus hypertrophy in the time course of muscle strength gain. Am.J.Phys.Med. 58:115-130
21. Pääsuke, M., J. Ereline, H. Gapeyeva (1998) Twitch potentiation capacity of plantarflexor muscles in endurance and power athletes. Biol.Sport 15:171-178
22. Pääsuke M., J. Ereline, H. Gapeyeva (1999) Neuromuscular fatigue during repeated exhaustive submaximal static contractions of knee extensor muscles in endurance-trained, power-trained and untrained men. Acta Physiol.Scand. 166:319-326
23. Ratkevicius A., A. Skurvydas, J. Lexell (1995) Submaximal exercise induced impairment of human muscle to develop and maintain force at low-frequencies of electrical stimulation. Eur.J.Appl.Physiol. 70:294-300
24. Sacco P., G.W. Thickbroom, M.L. Thompson, F.L. Mastaglia (1997) Changes in corticomotor excitation and inhibition during prolonged submaximal muscle contraction. Muscle Nerve 20:1158-1166
25. Sale D.G., J. Quinlan, E. Marsh, A.J. McComas (1982) Influence of joint position on ankle plantarflexion in humans. J.Appl.Physiol. 52:1636-1642
26. Sjöholm H., K. Sahlin, L. Edström, E. Hultman (1983) Quantitative estimation of anaerobic and oxydative energy metabolism and contraction characteristics in intact human skeletal muscle in response to electrical stimulation. Clin.Sci. 3:227-239
27. Skurvydas A., P. Zachovajevas (1998) Is post-tetanic potentiation, low frequency fatigue and pre-contractile depression coexistent in intermittent isometric exercises of maximal intensity. Acta Physiol.Scand. 164:127-133
28. Vandervoort A.A., A.J. McComas (1986) Contractile changes in opposing muscles of the human ankle joint with aging. J.Appl.Physiol. 61:361-367
29. Vandervoort A.A., J. Quinlan, A.J. McComas (1983) Twitch potentiation after voluntary contraction. Exp.Neurol. 81:141-152
30. Vollestad N.K., O.M. Sejersted, R. Bahr (1988) Motor drive and metabolic responses during repeated submaximal contractions in humans. J.Appl.Physiol. 64: 1421-1427
31. Westerblad H., J. Lännergren (1991) Slowing of relaxation during fatigue in single mouse muscle fibres. J Physiol.,(Lond). 434:323-336
32. Westerblad H., J. Lännergren, D.G. Allen (1997) Slowed relaxation in fatigued skeletal muscle fibers of Xenopus and mouse. J.Gen.Physiol. 109:385-399