Acute Effects of Intermittent Foot Cooling on 1 RM Leg Press Strength in Resistance-Trained Men: A Pilot Study
| Autor: | Mei-Hsien Lee, Chih-Min Wu, Zong-Yan Cai, Wen Yi Wang |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Male
Acute effects immersion electromyography Weight Lifting Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Repetition maximum Pilot Projects Electromyography Article arousal medicine Humans Muscle Skeletal Leg press Leg medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry quadriceps muscle Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Quadriceps muscle Resistance training Resistance Training Crossover study Anesthesia muscle strength Medicine business Foot (unit) |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Volume 18 Issue 18 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 9594, p 9594 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 1660-4601 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/ijerph18189594 |
| Popis: | Inter-set peripheral cooling can improve high-intensity resistance exercise performance. However, whether foot cooling (FC) would increase 1 repetition maximum (RM) lower-limb strength is unclear. This study investigated the effect of intermittent FC on 1 RM leg press strength. Ten recreational male lifters performed three attempts of 1 RM leg press with FC or non-cooling (NC) in a repeated-measures crossover design separated by 5 days. FC was applied by foot immersion in 10 °C water for 2.5 min before each attempt. During the 1 RM test, various physiological measures were recorded. The results showed that FC elicited higher 1 RM leg press strength (Δ [95% CI] Cohen's d effect size [ES] 13.6 [7.6–19.5] kg ES = 1.631) and electromyography values in vastus lateralis (57.7 [ 8.1–107.4] μV ES = 0.831) and gastrocnemius (15.1 [-3.1–33.2] μV ES = 0.593) than in NC. Higher arousal levels (felt arousal scale) were found in FC (0.6 [0.1–1.2] ES = 0.457) than in NC. In conclusion, the preliminary findings, although limited, suggest intermittent FC has a potential ergogenic role for recreational athletes to enhance maximal lower-limb strength and may partly benefit strength-based competition events. |
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