Muscle architecture adaptations to knee extensor eccentric training: Rectus femoris vs. vastus lateralis
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Bruno Manfredini Baroni MSc
Exercise Research Laboratory, School of Physical Education, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Correspondence to: B.M. Baroni; e-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorJeam Marcel Geremia MSc
Exercise Research Laboratory, School of Physical Education, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Search for more papers by this authorRodrigo Rodrigues PE
Exercise Research Laboratory, School of Physical Education, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Search for more papers by this authorRodrigo De Azevedo Franke PE
Exercise Research Laboratory, School of Physical Education, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Search for more papers by this authorKiros Karamanidis PhD
Institute of Biomechanics and Orthopaedics, German Sport University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
Faculty of Mathematics and Technology, RheinAhrCampus Remagen, Koblenz University of Applied Sciences, Koblenz, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorMarco Aurélio Vaz PhD
Exercise Research Laboratory, School of Physical Education, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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Bruno Manfredini Baroni MSc
Exercise Research Laboratory, School of Physical Education, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Correspondence to: B.M. Baroni; e-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorJeam Marcel Geremia MSc
Exercise Research Laboratory, School of Physical Education, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Search for more papers by this authorRodrigo Rodrigues PE
Exercise Research Laboratory, School of Physical Education, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Search for more papers by this authorRodrigo De Azevedo Franke PE
Exercise Research Laboratory, School of Physical Education, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Search for more papers by this authorKiros Karamanidis PhD
Institute of Biomechanics and Orthopaedics, German Sport University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
Faculty of Mathematics and Technology, RheinAhrCampus Remagen, Koblenz University of Applied Sciences, Koblenz, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorMarco Aurélio Vaz PhD
Exercise Research Laboratory, School of Physical Education, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Search for more papers by this authorThis study was supported by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES Brazil), Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos (FINEP Brazil), and Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa (CNPq Brazil).
ABSTRACT
Introduction: Changes in muscle architecture induced by eccentric knee extensor training remain unclear, as well the adaptive responses of synergistic knee extensor muscles with different geometrical designs. Methods: Ultrasonography images were taken from rectus femoris (RF) and vastus lateralis (VL) of 20 male volunteers before and after a non-training control period of 4 weeks, and additional evaluations were performed after 4, 8, and 12 weeks of isokinetic eccentric training. Results: RF and VL had significant changes in muscle architecture within the first 4 training weeks, and the adaptive response throughout the intervention was similar. Muscle thickness increased by around 7–10%, fascicle length increased 17–19%, and pennation angle was unchanged. Conclusions: Increased muscle thickness due to eccentric training was related to increased fascicle length and not to pennation angle changes. Although RF and VL have a different fascicular geometry, they had similar morphological adaptations to eccentric training. Muscle Nerve 48: 498–506, 2013
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