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Quadriceps Femoris Muscle Resistance to Fatigue Using an Electrically Elicited Fatigue Test Following Intense Endurance Exercise Training

DR Sinacore, PhD, PT, is Assistant Professor, Program in Physical Therapy, Irene Walter Johnson Rehabilitation Research Institute, Washington University School of Medicine, Box 8502, 660 S Euclid Ave, St Louis, MO 63110 (USA).
RB Jacobson, PT, is in private practice, 2732 W Greenleaf, Chicago, IL 60645.
A Delitto, PhD, PT, is Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 101 Pennsylvania Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15261.

Background and Purpose. Electrical stimulation has been used to assess skeletal muscle resistance to fatigue. The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that 12 weeks of intense endurance exercise training on a bicycle ergometer would reduce the percentage of decline in quadriceps femoris muscle torque during an electrically elicited fatigue test. Subjects and Methods. Eleven nondisabled subjects performed 12 weeks of high-intensity endurance exercise training, and 6 subjects served as controls and did not exercise. Two electrically elicited fatigue tests, one with and one without prior voluntary fatiguing exercise, were administered to each subject before and after the 12-week training period. Results. The percentage of decline in peak torque of the quadriceps femoris muscle over 50 electrically elicited muscle contractions did not change as a result of endurance exercise training despite significant improvements in maximal oxygen consumption and quadriceps femoris muscle endurance. The recovery of maximal isometric torque immediately after exhausting voluntary exercise followed by electrical stimulation was significantly greater after 12 weeks of intense exercise training. Conclusion and Discussion. The percentage of decline in peak torque during an electrically elicited fatigue test does not detect improvements in quadriceps femoris muscle endurance induced by endurance exercise training. The percentage of initial torque recovered immediately after fatiguing exercise, however, is improved by endurance training.

Key Words: Electrotherapy, electrical stimulation • Exercise, general • Fatigue • Muscle performance, lower extremity

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