Compression Garments, Muscle Contractile Function, and Economy in Trail Runners

Autor: Mathieu Gruet, Fabrice Vercruyssen, Serge S. Colson, Sabine Ehrström, Jeanick Brisswalter
Přispěvatelé: LAMHESS - E2 Performance Sportive : Fatigue, Exercice et Cognition, Laboratoire Motricité Humaine Expertise Sport Santé (LAMHESS), Université Nice Sophia Antipolis (... - 2019) (UNS), COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015-2019) (COMUE UCA)-COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015-2019) (COMUE UCA)-Université de Toulon (UTLN)-Université Côte d'Azur (UCA)-Université Nice Sophia Antipolis (... - 2019) (UNS), COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015-2019) (COMUE UCA)-COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015-2019) (COMUE UCA)-Université de Toulon (UTLN)-Université Côte d'Azur (UCA), Laboratoire Motricité Humaine Expertise Sport Santé/Equipe de recherche de Toulon (LAMHESS-Toulon), Laboratoire HP2, Université Joseph Fourier - Grenoble 1 (UJF)-CHU Grenoble, Cognition, Action, et Plasticité Sensorimotrice [Dijon - U1093] (CAPS), Université de Bourgogne (UB)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Laboratory of Human Motricity, Education Sport and Health, COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015-2019) (COMUE UCA)-COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015-2019) (COMUE UCA)
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance
International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, Human Kinetics, 2017, 12 (1), pp.62-68. ⟨10.1123/ijspp.2016-0035⟩
ISSN: 1555-0273
1555-0265
DOI: 10.1123/ijspp.2016-0035
Popis: Background:Physiological mechanisms behind the use of compression garments (CGs) during off-road running are unknown.Purpose:To investigate the influence of wearing CGs vs conventional running clothing (CON) on muscle contractile function and running economy before and after short-distance trail running.Methods:Knee-extensor neuromuscular function and running economy assessed from two 5-min treadmill runs (11 and 14 km/h) were evaluated before and after an 18.6-km short-distance trail run in 12 trained athletes wearing either CGs (stocking + short-tight) or CON. Quadriceps neuromuscular function was assessed from mechanical and EMG recording after maximal percutaneous electrical femoral-nerve stimulations (single-twitch doublets at 10 [Db10] and 100 Hz [Db100] delivered at rest and during maximal quadriceps voluntary contraction [MVC]).Results:Running economy (in mL O2 · km–1 · kg–1) increased after trail running independent of the clothing condition and treadmill speeds (P < .001). Similarly, MVC decreased after CON and CGs conditions (–11% and –13%, respectively, P < .001). For both clothing conditions, a significant decrease in quadriceps voluntary activation, Db10, Db100, and the low-to-high frequency doublet ratio were observed after trail running (time effect, all P < .01), without any changes in rectus femoris maximal M-wave.Conclusions:Wearing CGs does not reduce physiological alterations induced during short-distance trail running. Further studies should determine whether higher intensity of compression pressure during exercises of longer duration may be effective to induce any physiological benefits in experienced trail runners.
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