Human quadriceps cross-sectional area, torque and neural activation during 6 months strength training.

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Serval ID
serval:BIB_E038C0768A36
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Title
Human quadriceps cross-sectional area, torque and neural activation during 6 months strength training.
Journal
Acta Physiologica Scandinavica
Author(s)
Narici M.V., Hoppeler H., Kayser B., Landoni L., Claassen H., Gavardi C., Conti M., Cerretelli P.
ISSN
0001-6772 (Print)
ISSN-L
0001-6772
Publication state
Published
Issued date
1996
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
157
Number
2
Pages
175-186
Language
english
Abstract
Quadriceps muscle and fibre cross-sectional areas (CSA), torque and neural activation were studied in seven healthy males during 6 months of weight training on alternate days with six series of eight unilateral leg extensions at 80% of one repetition maximum. After training, the quadriceps cross-sectional area increased by 18.8 +/- 7.2% (P < 0.001) and 19.3 +/- 6.7% (P < 0.001) in the distal and proximal regions respectively, and by 13.0 +/- 7.2% (P < 0.001) in the central region of the muscle. Hypertrophy was significantly different between and within the four constituents of the quadriceps. Biopsies of the vastus lateralis at mid-thigh did not show any increase in mean fibre cross-sectional area. Maximum isometric voluntary torque increased by 29.6 +/- 7.9%-21.1 +/- 8.6% (P < 0.01-0.05) between 100 degrees and 160 degrees of knee extension, but no change in the optimum angle (110 degrees-120 degrees) for torque generation was found. A 12.0 +/- 10.8% (P < 0.02) increase in torque per unit area together with a right shift in the IEMG-torque relation and no change in maximum IEMG were observed. Time to peak isometric torque decreased by 45.8% (P < 0.03) but no change in time to maximum IEMG was observed. In conclusion, strength training of the quadriceps results in a variable hypertrophy of its components without affecting its angle-torque relation. The increase in torque per unit area, in the absence of changes in IEMG, may indicate changes in muscle architecture. An increase in muscle-tendon stiffness may account for the decrease in time to peak torque.

Keywords
Adult, Electromyography, Humans, Isometric Contraction/physiology, Leg/physiology, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Motor Neurons/physiology, Motor Neurons/ultrastructure, Muscle Fibers, Skeletal/physiology, Muscle Fibers, Skeletal/ultrastructure, Muscle, Skeletal/anatomy & histology, Muscle, Skeletal/innervation, Muscle, Skeletal/physiology, Physical Education and Training
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Web of science
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