Title: Endurance Training as a Determinant of Strength and Fatigability
Abstract:Abstract Twenty-four male university students participated in a 7-week training program with sessions held three times weekly. Each session consisted of one all-out bout of elbow flexion on an arm lev...Abstract Twenty-four male university students participated in a 7-week training program with sessions held three times weekly. Each session consisted of one all-out bout of elbow flexion on an arm lever ergometer at a work rate of 40 repetitions per min. against a resistance of 11.03 lb. Pre- and post-testing consisted of a 5-min. period during which the subject contracted the elbow flexors maximally once every 2 sec. for a total of 150 contractions. Results revealed that training elicited significant increases in the parameters of initial strength, final strength, and total work, but no alteration occurred in fatigable work. The pre- and post-training fatigue curves were quite similar except that (a) the post-training curve was consistently higher, and (b) a fast-acting negative component present during the early stages of exercise was more pronounced following training. It was concluded that the primary effect of low resistance endurance training was the enhancement of muscular strength.Read More
Publication Year: 1970
Publication Date: 1970-03-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref', 'pubmed']
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