1. Effect of a graded running race on lower limb muscle damage, jump performance and muscle soreness in men and women.
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Macchi R, Kunimasa Y, Chavet P, Corcelle B, Pomportes L, Fazzari C, Hays A, Vercruyssen F, Rossi F, Bendahan D, and Nicol C
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- Humans, Female, Male, Adult, Sex Factors, Running physiology, Young Adult, Recovery of Function, Athletic Performance physiology, Myalgia physiopathology, Muscle, Skeletal physiology, Muscle, Skeletal diagnostic imaging, Lower Extremity physiology, Lower Extremity diagnostic imaging, Ultrasonography
- Abstract
Purpose: Delayed structural and functional recovery after a 20 km graded running race was analyzed with respect to the sex effect., Methods: Thirteen female and 14 male recreational runners completed the race and three test sessions: one before (PRE) and two after, once on Day 1 or 2 (D1-2) and then on Day 3 or 4 (D3-4). Muscle damage was assessed indirectly using ultrasonography to quantify changes in cross-sectional area (CSA) of 10 lower-limb muscles. Delayed onset of muscle soreness (DOMS) was assessed for three muscle groups. Functional recovery was quantified by kinetic analysis of a squat jump (SJ) and a drop jump (DJ) test performed on a sledge ergometer. Linear mixed models were used to assess control group reproducibility and recovery patterns according to sex., Results: Regardless of sex, DOMS peaked at D1-2 for all muscle groups and resolved at D3-4. CSA was increased in each muscle group until D3-4, especially in the semimembranosus muscle. A specific increase was found in the short head of the biceps femoris in women. Regardless of sex, SJ and DJ performances declined up to D3-4. Depending on the muscle, positive and/or negative correlations were found between structural and functional changes. Some of these were sex-specific., Conclusion: Structural and functional recovery was incomplete in both sexes up to D3-4, although DOMS had disappeared. More emphasis should be placed on hamstring muscle recovery. Highlighting the intermuscular compensations that can occur during multi-joint testing tasks, the structural-functional relationships were either positive or negative, muscle- and sex-dependent., (© 2024 The Authors. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science In Sports published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
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- 2024
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