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Paris MT, McNeil CJ, Power GA, Rice CL, Dalton BH. Age-related performance fatigability: a comprehensive review of dynamic tasks. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2022; 133:850-866. [PMID: 35952347 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00319.2022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Adult ageing is associated with a myriad of changes within the neuromuscular system, leading to reductions in contractile function of old adults. One of the consequences of these age-related neuromuscular adaptations is altered performance fatigability, which can limit the ability of old adults to perform activities of daily living. Whereas age-related fatigability of isometric tasks has been well characterized, considerably less is known about fatigability of old adults during dynamic tasks involving movement about a joint, which provides a more functionally relevant task compared to static contractions. This review provides a comprehensive summary of age-related fatigability in dynamic contractions, where the importance of task specificity is highlighted with a brief discussion of the potential mechanisms responsible for differences in fatigability between young and old adults. The angular velocity of the task is critical for evaluating age-related fatigability, as tasks which constrain angular velocity (i.e., isokinetic) produce equivocal age-related differences in fatigability, whereas tasks involving unconstrained velocity (i.e., isotonic-like) consistently induce greater fatigability of old compared to young adults. These unconstrained velocity tasks, that are more closely associated with natural movements, offer an excellent model to uncover the underlying age-related mechanisms of increased fatigability. Future work evaluating the mechanisms of increased age-related fatigability of dynamic tasks should be evaluated using task-specific contractions (i.e., dynamic), particularly for assessment of spinal and supra-spinal components. Advancing our understanding of age-related fatigability is likely to yield novel insights and approaches for improving mobility limitations in old adults.
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- Michael T Paris
- School of Kinesiology, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
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- School of Health and Exercise Science, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC, Canada
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- Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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- School of Kinesiology, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada.,Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
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- School of Health and Exercise Science, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC, Canada
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Ha PL, Peters WB, McGeehan MA, Dalton BH. Age-related reduction in peak power and increased postural displacement variability are related to enhanced vestibular-evoked balance responses in females. Exp Gerontol 2022; 160:111670. [PMID: 35026336 DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2021.111670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2021] [Revised: 12/11/2021] [Accepted: 12/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Adult aging is associated with reductions in muscle function and standing balance control. However, whether sensorimotor function adapts to maintain upright posture in the presence of age-related muscle weakness is unclear. The purpose was to determine whether vestibular control of balance is altered in older compared to younger females and whether vestibular-evoked balance responses are related to muscle power. Eight young (22.6 ± 1.8 years) and eight older (69.7 ± 6.7 years) females stood quietly on a force plate, while subjected to random, continuous electrical vestibular stimulation (EVS; 0-20 Hz, root mean square amplitude: 1.13 mA). Medial gastrocnemius (MG) and tibialis anterior (TA) surface electromyography (EMG) and force plate anterior-posterior (AP) forces were sampled and associated with the EVS signal in the frequency and time domains. Knee extensor function was evaluated using a Biodex multi-joint dynamometer. The weaker, less powerful older females exhibited a 99 and 42% greater medium-latency peak amplitude for the TA and AP force (p < 0.05), respectively, but no other differences were detected for short- and medium-latency peak amplitudes. The TA (<10 Hz) and MG (<4 Hz) EVS-EMG coherence and EVS-AP force coherence (<2 Hz) was greater in older females than young. A strong correlation was detected for AP force medium-latency peak amplitude with center of pressure displacement variability (r = 0.75; p < 0.05) and TA medium-latency peak amplitude (r = 0.86; p < 0.05). Power was negatively correlated with AP force medium-latency peak amplitude (r = -0.47; p < 0.05). Taken together, an increased vestibular control of balance may compensate for an age-related reduction in power and accompanies greater postural instability in older females than young.
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- Phuong L Ha
- School of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Human Physiology, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, United States
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- Department of Human Physiology, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, United States
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- School of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada; Department of Human Physiology, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, United States.
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Romero-Parra N, Maestre-Cascales C, Marín-Jiménez N, Rael B, Alfaro-Magallanes VM, Cupeiro R, Peinado AB. Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage in Postmenopausal Well-Trained Women. Sports Health 2021; 13:613-621. [PMID: 34039086 DOI: 10.1177/19417381211014134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Sex hormone deprivation derived from menopause may affect exercise-induced muscle damage (EIMD). No studies have previously evaluated this response between postmpenopausal and premenopausal eumenorrheic women over the menstrual cycle. HYPOTHESIS Postmenopausal women will present higher EIMD markers than premenopausal women, especially in comparison with the menstrual cycle phases where sex hormone concentrations are higher. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional study. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Level 3. METHODS Thirteen postmenopausal and 19 eumenorrheic women, all of them resistance-trained, performed an eccentric squat-based exercise. The postmenopausal group performed 1 bout of exercise, while the eumenorrheic group performed 3 bouts coinciding with the early follicular, late follicular, and mid-luteal phases ot their menstrual cycle. Muscle soreness, countermovement jump, creatine kinase (CK), myoglobin, lactate dehydrogenase, interleukin-6, tumor necrosis factor-α, and C-reactive protein were evaluated before and postexercise. RESULTS The expected differences in sex hormones were observed between groups (P < 0.001) according to their reproductive status. Postexercise increases in CK, myoglobin, and muscle soreness (168.2 ± 45.5 U/L, 123.1 ± 41.5 µg/L, and 20.7 ± 21.3 mm, respectively) were observed in comparison with baseline (136.2 ± 45.5 U/L, 76.9 ± 13.8 µg/L, and 2.7 ± 4.2 mm, respectively). Myoglobin values at baseline in postmenopausal women were higher compared with premenopausal women in the aforementioned menstrual cycle phases, respectively (62.8 ± 8.2, 60.4 ± 7.2, and 60.1 ± 10.6 µg/L; P < 0.001 for all comparisons), which was supported by large effect sizes (0.72-1.08 standardized d units). No postexercise differences were observed between groups in any markers (P > 0.05). CONCLUSION Despite higher resting levels of myoglobin and lower strength values in postmenopausal than in premenopausal women, EIMD was similar between both reproductive profiles. This suggests a potential benefit of being physically active despite aging and sex hormone deprivation. CLINICAL RELEVANCE Sex hormone deprivation derived from menopause seems not to influence muscle damage reponse to eccentric exercise in resistance-trained postmenopausal women.
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- Nuria Romero-Parra
- LFE Research Group. Department of Health and Human Performance, Faculty of Physical Activity and Sports Science, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Madrid, Spain
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- LFE Research Group. Department of Health and Human Performance, Faculty of Physical Activity and Sports Science, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Madrid, Spain
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- GALENO Research Group, Department of Physical Education. Faculty of Education Sciences, Biomedical Research and Innovation Institute of Cádiz (INiBICA), University of Cádiz, Cádiz, Spain
- Department of Physical Education and Sports, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Sport and Health University Research Institute (iMUDS), University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- LFE Research Group. Department of Health and Human Performance, Faculty of Physical Activity and Sports Science, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Madrid, Spain
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- LFE Research Group. Department of Health and Human Performance, Faculty of Physical Activity and Sports Science, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Madrid, Spain
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- LFE Research Group. Department of Health and Human Performance, Faculty of Physical Activity and Sports Science, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Madrid, Spain
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- LFE Research Group. Department of Health and Human Performance, Faculty of Physical Activity and Sports Science, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Madrid, Spain
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Bruce CD, Ruggiero L, Dix GU, Cotton PD, McNeil CJ. Females and males do not differ for fatigability, muscle damage and magnitude of the repeated bout effect following maximal eccentric contractions. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 2021; 46:238-246. [DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2020-0516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Unaccustomed eccentric (ECC) exercise induces muscle fatigue as well as damage and initiates a protective response to minimize impairments from a subsequent bout (i.e., repeated bout effect; RBE). It is uncertain if the sexes differ for neuromuscular responses to ECC exercise and the ensuing RBE. Twenty-six young adults (13 females) performed 2 bouts (4 weeks apart) of 200 ECC maximal voluntary contractions (MVCs) of the dorsiflexors. Isometric (ISO) MVC torque and the ratio of ISO torque in response to low- versus high-frequency stimulation (10:100 Hz) were compared before and after (2–10 min and 2, 4, and 7 days) exercise. The decline in ECC and ISO MVC torque and the 10:100 Hz ratio following bout 1 did not differ between sexes (P > 0.05), with reductions from baseline of 31.5% ± 12.3%, 24.1% ± 15.4%, and 51.3% ± 12.2%, respectively. After bout 2, the 10:100 Hz ratio declined less (45.0% ± 12.4% from baseline) and ISO MVC torque recovered sooner compared with bout 1 but no differences between sexes were evident for the magnitude of the RBE (P > 0.05). These data suggest that fatigability with ECC exercise does not differ for the sexes and adaptations that mitigate impairments to calcium handling are independent of sex. Novelty: One bout of 200 maximal eccentric dorsiflexor contractions caused equivalent muscle fatigue and damage for females and males. The repeated bout effect observed after a second bout 4 weeks later also had no sex-related differences. Prolonged low-frequency force depression is promoted as an indirect measure of muscle damage in humans.
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- Christina D. Bruce
- School of Health and Exercise Sciences, The University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7, Canada
- Centre for Heart, Lung and Vascular Health, Faculty of Health and Social Development, The University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7, Canada
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- School of Health and Exercise Sciences, The University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7, Canada
- Centre for Heart, Lung and Vascular Health, Faculty of Health and Social Development, The University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7, Canada
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- School of Health and Exercise Sciences, The University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7, Canada
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- School of Health and Exercise Sciences, The University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7, Canada
- Centre for Heart, Lung and Vascular Health, Faculty of Health and Social Development, The University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7, Canada
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- School of Health and Exercise Sciences, The University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7, Canada
- Centre for Heart, Lung and Vascular Health, Faculty of Health and Social Development, The University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7, Canada
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Reliability of Lower Extremity Muscle Power and Functional Performance in Healthy, Older Women. J Aging Res 2021; 2021:8817231. [PMID: 33680513 PMCID: PMC7904351 DOI: 10.1155/2021/8817231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2020] [Revised: 01/14/2021] [Accepted: 02/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Evaluation of the long-term reliability of muscle power and functional performance tests in older, healthy adults is warranted since determining whether performance is consistent over longer durations is more relevant for intervention studies. Objective. To assess the long-term test-retest reliability of measures of muscle power and lower body functional performance in healthy, nonexercising, older women. Methods. Data were derived from a nonexercising control group (n = 18; age = 73.3 (3.4) years; height = 159.6 (7.7) cm; body mass = 69.5 (12.7) kg; BMI = 27.3 (4.8)) of a randomized controlled trial of muscle power training in older women. Participants underwent lower extremity muscle power (Biodex) and functional testing (Short Physical Performance Battery, gait speed, 30-second chair stands, stair climbing, and 400-meter walk) at week 0 (baseline), 9, and 15. Results. For the upper leg, intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) were very high for knee extension power (0.90-0.97) and high to very high for knee flexion power (0.83-0.96). For lower-leg power, ICCs were high to very high for plantar flexion and dorsiflexion (0.83-0.96). ICCs for functional performance were moderate to very high (0.64-0.93). Coefficient of variation of the typical error (CVTE) was <10.5% for knee extension/flexion power, 9.9-20.0% for plantar flexion/dorsiflexion power, and 1.9-14.9% for functional performance. Knee extension power and stair climb power demonstrated the highest reliability for muscle power and function, respectively. Mean values did not change over time, with the exception of the chair stands (p < 0.05); however, these changes were not considered clinically meaningful. Conclusions. The current study provides evidence supporting the long-term reliability of performance assessments of muscle power and lower body functional capacity over a period of up to 15 weeks in healthy, older women.
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Aging and Recovery After Resistance-Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage: Current Evidence and Implications for Future Research. J Aging Phys Act 2020; 29:544-551. [PMID: 33291066 DOI: 10.1123/japa.2020-0201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2020] [Revised: 08/09/2020] [Accepted: 08/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Aging is anecdotally associated with a prolonged recovery from resistance training, though current literature remains equivocal. This brief review considers the effects of resistance training on indirect markers of muscle damage and recovery (i.e., muscle soreness, blood markers, and muscle strength) in older males. With no date restrictions, four databases were searched for articles relating to aging, muscle damage, and recovery. Data from 11 studies were extracted for review. Of these, four reported worse symptoms in older compared with younger populations, while two have observed the opposite, and the remaining studies (n = 6) proposed no differences between age groups. It appears that resistance training can be practiced in older populations without concern for impaired recovery. To improve current knowledge, researchers are urged to utilize more ecologically valid muscle-damaging bouts and investigate the mechanisms which underpin the recovery of muscle soreness and strength after exercise in older populations.
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Fitzgerald LF, Ryan MM, Bartlett MF, Miehm JD, Kent JA. Muscle architecture, voluntary activation, and low-frequency fatigue do not explain the greater fatigue of older compared with young women during high-velocity contractions. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0234217. [PMID: 33141870 PMCID: PMC7608879 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0234217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2020] [Accepted: 10/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Although high-velocity contractions elicit greater muscle fatigue in older than young adults, the cause of this difference is unclear. We examined the potential roles of resting muscle architecture and baseline contractile properties, as well as changes in voluntary activation and low-frequency fatigue in response to high-velocity knee extensor work. Vastus lateralis muscle architecture was determined in quiescent muscle by ultrasonography in 8 young (23.4±1.8 yrs) and 8 older women (69.6±1.1). Maximal voluntary dynamic (MVDC) and isometric (MVIC), and stimulated (80Hz and 10Hz, 500ms) isometric contractions were performed before and immediately after 120 MVDCs (240°.s-1, one every 2s). Architecture variables did not differ between groups (p≥0.209), but the half-time of torque relaxation (T1/2) was longer in older than young women at baseline (151.9±6.0 vs. 118.8±4.4 ms, respectively, p = 0.001). Older women fatigued more than young (to 33.6±4.7% vs. 55.2±4.2% initial torque, respectively; p = 0.004), with no evidence of voluntary activation failure (ΔMVIC:80Hz torque) in either group (p≥0.317). Low-frequency fatigue (Δ10:80Hz torque) occurred in both groups (p<0.001), as did slowing of T1/2 (p = 0.001), with no differences between groups. Baseline T1/2 was inversely associated with fatigue in older (r2 = 0.584, p = 0.045), but not young women (r2 = 0.147, p = 0.348). These results indicate that differences in muscle architecture, voluntary activation, and low-frequency fatigue do not explain the greater fatigue of older compared with young women during high-velocity contractions. The inverse association between baseline T1/2 and fatigue in older women suggests that factors related to slower muscle contractile properties may be protective against fatigue during fast, repetitive contractions in aging.
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- Liam F. Fitzgerald
- Department of Kinesiology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Age-related neuromuscular fatigue and recovery after cycling: Measurements in isometric and dynamic modes. Exp Gerontol 2020; 133:110877. [DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2020.110877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2019] [Revised: 02/08/2020] [Accepted: 02/10/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Monitoring exercise-induced muscle damage indicators and myoelectric activity during two weeks of knee extensor exercise training in young and old men. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0224866. [PMID: 31697769 PMCID: PMC6837446 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0224866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2019] [Accepted: 10/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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This study considered the effects of repeated bouts of short-term resistive exercise in old (age: 64.5±5.5 years; n = 10) and young men (age: 25.1±4.9 years; n = 10) who performed six knee extension exercise bouts over two weeks using various markers of exercise-induced muscle damage and electromyographic activity. We found that time-course changes in quadriceps isometric torque, creatine kinase activity, and muscle soreness in the two groups were similar. However, recovery in the acute torque deficit was mediated by more favourable electromyographic activity changes in the young group than in the older adults group. Muscle elastic energy storage and re-use assessed with dynamometry was selectively improved in the young group by the end of the protocol. Serum myoglobin concentration increased selectively in old group, and remained elevated with further bouts, suggesting higher sarcolemma vulnerability and less effective metabolic adaptation in the older adults, which, however, did not affect muscle contractility.
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Škarabot J, Ansdell P, Temesi J, Howatson G, Goodall S, Durbaba R. Neurophysiological responses and adaptation following repeated bouts of maximal lengthening contractions in young and older adults. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2019; 127:1224-1237. [DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00494.2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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A bout of maximal lengthening contractions is known to produce muscle damage, but confers protection against subsequent damaging bouts, with both tending to be lower in older adults. Neural factors contribute to this adaptation, but the role of the corticospinal pathway remains unclear. Twelve young (27 ± 5 yr) and 11 older adults (66 ± 4 yr) performed two bouts of 60 maximal lengthening dorsiflexions 2 weeks apart. Neuromuscular responses were measured preexercise, immediately postexercise, and at 24 and 72 h following both bouts. The initial bout resulted in prolonged reductions in maximal voluntary torque (MVC; immediately postexercise onward, P < 0.001) and increased creatine kinase (from 24 h onward, P = 0.001), with both responses being attenuated following the second bout ( P < 0.015), demonstrating adaptation. Smaller reductions in MVC following both bouts occurred in older adults ( P = 0.005). Intracortical facilitation showed no changes ( P ≥ 0.245). Motor-evoked potentials increased 24 and 72 h postexercise in young ( P ≤ 0.038). Torque variability ( P ≤ 0.041) and H-reflex size ( P = 0.024) increased, while short-interval intracortical inhibition (SICI; P = 0.019) and the silent period duration (SP) decreased ( P = 0.001) in both groups immediately postexercise. The SP decrease was smaller following the second bout ( P = 0.021), and there was an association between the change in SICI and reduction in MVC 24 h postexercise in young adults ( R = −0.47, P = 0.036). Changes in neurophysiological responses were mostly limited to immediately postexercise, suggesting a modest role in adaptation. In young adults, neural inhibitory changes are linked to the extent of MVC reduction, possibly mediated by the muscle damage–related afferent feedback. Older adults incurred less muscle damage, which has implications for exercise prescription. NEW & NOTEWORTHY This is the first study to have collectively assessed the role of corticospinal, spinal, and intracortical activity in muscle damage attenuation following repeated bouts of exercise in young and older adults. Lower levels of muscle damage in older adults are not related to their neurophysiological responses. Neural inhibition transiently changed, which might be related to the extent of muscle damage; however, the role of processes along the corticospinal pathway in the adaptive response is limited.
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- Jakob Škarabot
- Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
- Water Research Group, School of Environmental Sciences and Development, Northwest University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
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- Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
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Ruggiero L, Bruce CD, Cotton PD, Dix GU, McNeil CJ. Prolonged low-frequency force depression is underestimated when assessed with doublets compared with tetani in the dorsiflexors. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2019; 126:1352-1359. [PMID: 30870083 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00840.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Prolonged low-frequency force depression (PLFFD) after damaging eccentric exercise may last for several days. Historically, PLFFD has been calculated from the tetanic force responses to trains of supramaximal stimuli. More recently, for methodological reasons, stimulation has been reduced to two pulses. However, it is unknown whether doublet responses provide a valid measure of PLFFD in the days after eccentric exercise. In 12 participants, doublets and tetani were elicited at 10 and 100 Hz before and after (2, 3, 5 min, 48 and 96 h) 200 eccentric maximal voluntary contractions of the dorsiflexors. Doublet and tetanic torque responses at 10 Hz were similarly depressed throughout recovery (P > 0.05; e.g., 2 min: 58.9 ± 12.8% vs. 57.1 ± 14.5% baseline; 96 h: 85.6 ± 11.04% vs. 85.1 ± 10.8% baseline). At 100 Hz, doublet torque was impaired more than tetanic torque at all time points (P < 0.05; e.g., 2 min: 70.5 ± 14.2% vs. 88.1 ± 11.7% baseline; 96 h: 83.0 ± 14.2% vs. 98.7 ± 9.5% baseline). As a result, the postfatigue reduction of the 10 Hz-to-100 Hz ratio (PLFFD) was markedly greater for tetani than for doublets (P < 0.05; e.g., 2 min: 64.3 ± 15.1% vs. 83.0 ± 5.8% baseline). In addition, the doublet ratio recovered by 48 h (99.2 ± 5.0% baseline), whereas the tetanic ratio was still impaired at 96 h (88.2 ± 9.7% baseline). Our results indicate that doublets are not a valid measure of PLFFD in the minutes and days after eccentric exercise. If study design favors the use of paired stimuli, it should be acknowledged that the true magnitude and duration of PLFFD are likely underestimated. NEW & NOTEWORTHY Prolonged low-frequency force depression (PLFFD) will result from damaging exercise and may last for several days. After 200 eccentric maximal dorsiflexor contractions, we compared the gold-standard measure of PLFFD (calculated using trains of supramaximal stimulation) to the value obtained from an alternative technique that is becoming increasingly common (paired supramaximal stimuli). Doublets underestimated the magnitude and duration of PLFFD compared with tetani, so caution must be used when reporting PLFFD derived from paired stimuli.
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- Luca Ruggiero
- Integrated Neuromuscular Physiology Laboratory, Centre for Heart, Lung and Vascular Health, School of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia , Kelowna, British Columbia , Canada
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- Integrated Neuromuscular Physiology Laboratory, Centre for Heart, Lung and Vascular Health, School of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia , Kelowna, British Columbia , Canada
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- Integrated Neuromuscular Physiology Laboratory, Centre for Heart, Lung and Vascular Health, School of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia , Kelowna, British Columbia , Canada
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- Integrated Neuromuscular Physiology Laboratory, Centre for Heart, Lung and Vascular Health, School of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia , Kelowna, British Columbia , Canada
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- Integrated Neuromuscular Physiology Laboratory, Centre for Heart, Lung and Vascular Health, School of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia , Kelowna, British Columbia , Canada
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Lavin KM, Roberts BM, Fry CS, Moro T, Rasmussen BB, Bamman MM. The Importance of Resistance Exercise Training to Combat Neuromuscular Aging. Physiology (Bethesda) 2019; 34:112-122. [PMID: 30724133 PMCID: PMC6586834 DOI: 10.1152/physiol.00044.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2018] [Revised: 11/05/2018] [Accepted: 11/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Older adults undergoing age-related decrements in muscle health can benefit substantially from resistance exercise training, a potent stimulus for whole muscle and myofiber hypertrophy, neuromuscular performance gains, and improved functional mobility. With the use of advancing technologies, research continues to elucidate the mechanisms of and heterogeneity in adaptations to resistance exercise training beyond differences in exercise prescription. This review highlights the current knowledge in these areas and emphasizes knowledge gaps that require future attention of the field.
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- Kaleen M Lavin
- UAB Center for Exercise Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham , Birmingham, Alabama
- Department of Cell, Developmental, and Integrative Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham , Birmingham, Alabama
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- UAB Center for Exercise Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham , Birmingham, Alabama
- Department of Cell, Developmental, and Integrative Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham , Birmingham, Alabama
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- Department of Nutrition and Metabolism, University of Texas Medical Branch , Galveston, Texas ; and
- Sealy Center on Aging, University of Texas Medical Branch , Galveston, Texas
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- Department of Nutrition and Metabolism, University of Texas Medical Branch , Galveston, Texas ; and
- Sealy Center on Aging, University of Texas Medical Branch , Galveston, Texas
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- Department of Nutrition and Metabolism, University of Texas Medical Branch , Galveston, Texas ; and
- Sealy Center on Aging, University of Texas Medical Branch , Galveston, Texas
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- UAB Center for Exercise Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham , Birmingham, Alabama
- Department of Cell, Developmental, and Integrative Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham , Birmingham, Alabama
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KRÜGER RENATAL, ABOODARDA SAIEDJALAL, SAMOZINO PIERRE, RICE CHARLESL, MILLET GUILLAUMEY. Isometric versus Dynamic Measurements of Fatigue: Does Age Matter? A Meta-analysis. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2018; 50:2132-2144. [DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000001666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Alway SE, McCrory JL, Kearcher K, Vickers A, Frear B, Gilleland DL, Bonner DE, Thomas JM, Donley DA, Lively MW, Mohamed JS. Resveratrol Enhances Exercise-Induced Cellular and Functional Adaptations of Skeletal Muscle in Older Men and Women. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2017; 72:1595-1606. [PMID: 28505227 PMCID: PMC5861947 DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glx089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2016] [Accepted: 05/09/2017] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Older men (n = 12) and women (n = 18) 65-80 years of age completed 12 weeks of exercise and took either a placebo or resveratrol (RSV) (500 mg/d) to test the hypothesis that RSV treatment combined with exercise would increase mitochondrial density, muscle fatigue resistance, and cardiovascular function more than exercise alone. Contrary to our hypothesis, aerobic and resistance exercise coupled with RSV treatment did not reduce cardiovascular risk further than exercise alone. However, exercise added to RSV treatment improved the indices of mitochondrial density, and muscle fatigue resistance more than placebo and exercise treatments. In addition, subjects that were treated with RSV had an increase in knee extensor muscle peak torque (8%), average peak torque (14%), and power (14%) after training, whereas exercise did not increase these parameters in the placebo-treated older subjects. Furthermore, exercise combined with RSV significantly improved mean fiber area and total myonuclei by 45.3% and 20%, respectively, in muscle fibers from the vastus lateralis of older subjects. Together, these data indicate a novel anabolic role of RSV in exercise-induced adaptations of older persons and this suggests that RSV combined with exercise might provide a better approach for reversing sarcopenia than exercise alone.
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- Stephen E Alway
- Division of Exercise Physiology, Department of Human Performance and Applied Exercise Science, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown
- West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Morgantown
- Center for Neuroscience, Morgantown, West Virginia
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- Division of Exercise Physiology, Department of Human Performance and Applied Exercise Science, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown
- West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Morgantown
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- Division of Exercise Physiology, Department of Human Performance and Applied Exercise Science, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown
- West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Morgantown
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- Division of Exercise Physiology, Department of Human Performance and Applied Exercise Science, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown
- West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Morgantown
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- Division of Exercise Physiology, Department of Human Performance and Applied Exercise Science, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown
- West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Morgantown
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- Division of Exercise Physiology, Department of Human Performance and Applied Exercise Science, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown
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- Division of Exercise Physiology, Department of Human Performance and Applied Exercise Science, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown
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- Division of Exercise Physiology, Department of Human Performance and Applied Exercise Science, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown
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- Division of Exercise Physiology, Department of Human Performance and Applied Exercise Science, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown
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- Division of Exercise Physiology, Department of Human Performance and Applied Exercise Science, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown
- Section of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown
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- Division of Exercise Physiology, Department of Human Performance and Applied Exercise Science, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown
- Center for Neuroscience, Morgantown, West Virginia
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Despite flourishing interest in the topic of fatigue-as indicated by the many presentations on fatigue at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine-surprisingly little is known about its effect on human performance. There are two main reasons for this dilemma: 1) the inability of current terminology to accommodate the scope of the conditions ascribed to fatigue, and 2) a paucity of validated experimental models. In contrast to current practice, a case is made for a unified definition of fatigue to facilitate its management in health and disease. On the basis of the classic two-domain concept of Mosso, fatigue is defined as a disabling symptom in which physical and cognitive function is limited by interactions between performance fatigability and perceived fatigability. As a symptom, fatigue can only be measured by self-report, quantified as either a trait characteristic or a state variable. One consequence of such a definition is that the word fatigue should not be preceded by an adjective (e.g., central, mental, muscle, peripheral, and supraspinal) to suggest the locus of the changes responsible for an observed level of fatigue. Rather, mechanistic studies should be performed with validated experimental models to identify the changes responsible for the reported fatigue. As indicated by three examples (walking endurance in old adults, time trials by endurance athletes, and fatigue in persons with multiple sclerosis) discussed in the review, however, it has proven challenging to develop valid experimental models of fatigue. The proposed framework provides a foundation to address the many gaps in knowledge of how laboratory measures of fatigue and fatigability affect real-world performance.
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- Roger M Enoka
- 1Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and 2Laboratory of Applied Biology and Neurophysiology, ULB Neuroscience Institute, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Bruxelles, BELGIUM
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Lanning AC, Power GA, Christie AD, Dalton BH. Influence of sex on performance fatigability of the plantar flexors following repeated maximal dynamic shortening contractions. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 2017. [PMID: 28636840 DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2017-0013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The purpose was to determine sex differences in fatigability during maximal, unconstrained velocity, shortening plantar flexions. The role of time-dependent measures (i.e., rate of torque development, rate of velocity development, and rate of neuromuscular activation) in such sex-related differences was also examined. By task termination, females exhibited smaller reductions in power and similar changes in rate of neuromuscular activation than males, indicating females were less fatigable than males.
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- Amelia C Lanning
- a Department of Human Physiology, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403, USA
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- b Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
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- a Department of Human Physiology, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403, USA
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- c School of Health and Exercise Sciences, The University of British Columbia, ART 360, 1147 Research Road, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7, Canada
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Power GA, Allen MD, Gilmore KJ, Stashuk DW, Doherty TJ, Hepple RT, Taivassalo T, Rice CL. Motor unit number and transmission stability in octogenarian world class athletes: Can age-related deficits be outrun? J Appl Physiol (1985) 2016; 121:1013-1020. [PMID: 27013605 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00149.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2016] [Accepted: 03/18/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Our group has shown a greater number of functioning motor units (MU) in a cohort of highly active older (∼65 yr) masters runners relative to age-matched controls. Because of the precipitous loss in the number of functioning MUs in the eighth and ninth decades of life it is unknown whether older world class octogenarian masters athletes (MA) would also have greater numbers of functioning MUs compared with age-matched controls. We measured MU numbers and neuromuscular transmission stability in the tibialis anterior of world champion MAs (∼80 yr) and compared the values with healthy age-matched controls (∼80 yr). Decomposition-enhanced spike-triggered averaging was used to collect surface and intramuscular electromyography signals during dorsiflexion at ∼25% of maximum voluntary isometric contraction. Near fiber (NF) MU potential analysis was used to assess neuromuscular transmission stability. For the MAs compared with age-matched controls, the amount of excitable muscle mass (compound muscle action potential) was 14% greater (P < 0.05), there was a trend (P = 0.07) toward a 27% smaller surface-detected MU potential representative of less collateral reinnervation, and 28% more functioning MUs (P < 0.05). Additionally, the MAs had greater MU neuromuscular stability than the controls, as indicated by lower NF jitter and jiggle values (P < 0.05). These results demonstrate that high-performing octogenarians better maintain neuromuscular stability of the MU and mitigate the loss of MUs associated with aging well into the later decades of life during which time the loss of muscle mass and strength becomes functionally relevant. Future studies may identify the concomitant roles genetics and exercise play in neuroprotection.
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- Geoffrey A Power
- Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, College of Biological Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph Ontario, Canada;
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- School of Medicine and School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Kinesiology, Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging, The University of Western Ontario, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Systems Design Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Kinesiology, Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging, The University of Western Ontario, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Meakins Christie Laboratories, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; and
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- Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Kinesiology, Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging, The University of Western Ontario, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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Gray VL, Ivanova TD, Garland SJ. A single session of open kinetic chain movements emphasizing speed improves speed of movement and modifies postural control in stroke. Physiother Theory Pract 2016; 32:113-23. [DOI: 10.3109/09593985.2015.1110848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Wallace JW, Power GA, Rice CL, Dalton BH. Time-dependent neuromuscular parameters in the plantar flexors support greater fatigability of old compared with younger males. Exp Gerontol 2015; 74:13-20. [PMID: 26657724 DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2015.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2015] [Revised: 11/29/2015] [Accepted: 12/01/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Older adults are more fatigable than young during dynamic tasks, especially those that involve moderate to fast unconstrained velocity shortening contractions. Rate of torque development (RTD), rate of velocity development (RVD) and rate of neuromuscular activation are time-dependent neuromuscular parameters which have not been explored in relation to age-related differences in fatigability. The purpose was to determine whether these time-dependent measures affect the greater age-related fatigability in peak power during moderately fast and maximal effort shortening plantar flexions. Neuromuscular properties were recorded from 10 old (~ 78 years) and 10 young (~ 24 years) men during 50 maximal-effort unconstrained velocity shortening plantar flexions against a resistance equivalent to 20% maximal voluntary isometric contraction torque. At task termination, peak power, and angular velocity, and torque at peak power were decreased by 30, 18, and 16%, respectively, for the young (p < 0.05), and 46, 28, 30% for the old (p < 0.05) compared to pre-fatigue values with the old exhibiting greater reductions across all measures (p<0.05). Voluntary RVD and RTD decreased, respectively, by 24 and 26% in the young and by 47 and 40% in the old at task termination, with greater decrements in the old (p < 0.05). Rate of neuromuscular activation of the soleus decreased over time for both age groups (~ 47%; p < 0.05), but for the medial gastrocnemius (MG) only the old experienced significant decrements (46%) by task termination. All parameters were correlated strongly with the fatigue-related reduction in peak power (r = 0.81-0.94, p < 0.05), except for MG and soleus rates of neuromuscular activation (r = 0.25-0.30, p > 0.10). Fatigue-related declines in voluntary RTD and RVD were both moderately correlated with MG rate of neuromuscular activation (r = 0.51-0.52, p < 0.05), but exhibited a trend with soleus (r = 0.39-0.41, p = 0.07-0.09). Thus, time-dependent factors, RVD and RTD, are likely important indicators of intrinsic muscle properties leading to the greater age-related decline in peak power when performing a repetitive dynamic fatigue task, which may be due to greater fatigue-related central impairments for the older men than young.
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- Jonathan W Wallace
- Department of Human Physiology, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, United States
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- Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada
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- Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging, School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada; Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Human Physiology, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, United States.
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Power GA, Minozzo FC, Spendiff S, Filion ME, Konokhova Y, Purves-Smith MF, Pion C, Aubertin-Leheudre M, Morais JA, Herzog W, Hepple RT, Taivassalo T, Rassier DE. Reduction in single muscle fiber rate of force development with aging is not attenuated in world class older masters athletes. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2015; 310:C318-27. [PMID: 26632598 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00289.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2015] [Accepted: 11/20/2015] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Normal adult aging is associated with impaired muscle contractile function; however, to what extent cross-bridge kinetics are altered in aging muscle is not clear. We used a slacken restretch maneuver on single muscle fiber segments biopsied from the vastus lateralis of young adults (∼23 yr), older nonathlete (NA) adults (∼80 yr), and age-matched world class masters athletes (MA; ∼80 yr) to assess the rate of force redevelopment (ktr) and cross-bridge kinetics. A post hoc analysis was performed, and only the mechanical properties of "slow type" fibers based on unloaded shortening velocity (Vo) measurements are reported. The MA and NA were ∼54 and 43% weaker, respectively, for specific force compared with young. Similarly, when force was normalized to cross-sectional area determined via the fiber shape angularity data, both old groups did not differ, and the MA and NA were ∼43 and 48% weaker, respectively, compared with young (P < 0.05). Vo for both MA and NA old groups was 62 and 46% slower, respectively, compared with young. Both MA and NA adults had approximately two times slower values for ktr compared with young. The slower Vo in both old groups relative to young, coupled with a similarly reduced ktr, suggests impaired cross-bridge kinetics are responsible for impaired single fiber contractile properties with aging. These results challenge the widely accepted resilience of slow type fibers to cellular aging.
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- Geoffrey A Power
- Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, College of Biological Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada; Faculty of Kinesiology, Human Performance Laboratory, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada;
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- Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; The Muscle Physiology and Biophysics Laboratory, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Département de Kinanthropologie, Université du Québec a' Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Faculty of Kinesiology, Human Performance Laboratory, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Meakins Christie Laboratories, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; and
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- Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; The Muscle Physiology and Biophysics Laboratory, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Meakins Christie Laboratories, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; and Department of Physics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Residual force enhancement in humans: Current evidence and unresolved issues. J Electromyogr Kinesiol 2015; 25:571-80. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2015.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2014] [Revised: 03/09/2015] [Accepted: 04/16/2015] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Thompson BJ, Conchola EC, Palmer TB, Stock MS. Effects of aging on maximal and rapid velocity capacities of the leg extensors. Exp Gerontol 2014; 58:128-31. [DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2014.07.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2014] [Revised: 07/23/2014] [Accepted: 07/31/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Power GA, Herzog W, Rice CL. Decay of force transients following active stretch is slower in older than young men: support for a structural mechanism contributing to residual force enhancement in old age. J Biomech 2014; 47:3423-7. [PMID: 25242133 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2014.08.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2014] [Revised: 08/23/2014] [Accepted: 08/30/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Following active lengthening of muscle, force reaches an isometric steady state above that which would be achieved for a purely isometric contraction at the same muscle length. This fundamental property of muscle, termed "residual force enhancement (RFE)," cannot be predicted by the force-length relationship, and is unexplained by the cross-bridge theory of muscle contraction. Recently, we showed that older adults experience higher RFE than young for the ankle dorsiflexors primarily owing to a greater reliance on passive force enhancement (PFE) and similar RFE for the knee extensors but a greater contribution of PFE to total RFE. Natural adult aging may prove a useful model in exploring mechanisms of RFE which may reside in the dissipation of force transients following stretch. A post-hoc analysis was conducted on previously described RFE experiments in young (~26 years) and old (~77 years) men for the dorsiflexors and knee extensors to fit the force following stretch with a biexponential decay. In both muscle groups the decay half-life of the first exponential was two times slower in the older compared with young men. There were significant associations between PFE and the decay in force, suggesting a greater "non-active" contribution to total RFE across muscles in older compared with young men. The greater "non-active" component of RFE in older adults could be due to structural age-related changes causing increased muscle stiffness during and following stretch.
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- Geoffrey A Power
- Faculty of Kinesiology, Human Performance Laboratory, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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- Faculty of Kinesiology, Human Performance Laboratory, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging, School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Western Ontario, Canada; Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, The University of Western Ontario, Canada
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Shortening-induced torque depression in old men: Implications for age-related power loss. Exp Gerontol 2014; 57:75-80. [DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2014.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2014] [Revised: 04/28/2014] [Accepted: 05/06/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Power GA, Allen MD, Booth WJ, Thompson RT, Marsh GD, Rice CL. The influence on sarcopenia of muscle quality and quantity derived from magnetic resonance imaging and neuromuscular properties. AGE (DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS) 2014; 36:9642. [PMID: 24658708 PMCID: PMC4082576 DOI: 10.1007/s11357-014-9642-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2014] [Accepted: 03/05/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The relative contributions of intrinsic and extrinsic neuromuscular factors on sarcopenia are poorly understood. The associations among age-related declines of strength, muscle mass, and muscle quality in response to motor unit (MU) loss have not been systematically investigated in the same groups of subjects. The purpose was to assess MU loss, MRI-derived muscle cross-sectional area (CSA), muscle protein quantity (MPQ), and normalized strength of the dorsiflexors in one group of young (~25 years) adult males compared with two groups of healthy men aged 60–85 years. Muscle strength was assessed on a dynamometer and was ~25 % lower in both older groups, but CSA was less only in the older (>75 years) men, with no differences between the young and old (60–73 years). Normalized strength tended to be lower in both groups of aged men compared to young. For MPQ, only the older men showed ~8 % lower values than the young and old men. Older men had fewer functioning MUs than old, and both groups of aged men had fewer MUs than young men. Muscle quality appears to be maintained in the old likely due to compensatory MU remodeling, but in the older group (>75 years), MU loss was higher and MPQ was lower.
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- Geoffrey A. Power
- />Faculty of Kinesiology, Human Performance Laboratory, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta Canada
- />Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging, School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6G 1H1 Canada
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- />Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging, School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6G 1H1 Canada
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- />Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging, School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6G 1H1 Canada
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- />Department of Medical Biophysics, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario Canada
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- />Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging, School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6G 1H1 Canada
- />Department of Medical Biophysics, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario Canada
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- />Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging, School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6G 1H1 Canada
- />Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario Canada
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Power GA, Dalton BH, Rice CL. Human neuromuscular structure and function in old age: A brief review. JOURNAL OF SPORT AND HEALTH SCIENCE 2013; 2:215-226. [PMID: 27011872 PMCID: PMC4801513 DOI: 10.1016/j.jshs.2013.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Natural adult aging is associated with many functional impairments of the human neuromuscular system. One of the more observable alterations is the loss of contractile muscle mass, termed sarcopenia. The loss of muscle mass occurs primarily due to a progressive loss of viable motor units, and accompanying atrophy of remaining muscle fibers. Not only does the loss of muscle mass contribute to impaired function in old age, but alterations in fiber type and myosin heavy chain isoform expression also contribute to weaker, slower, and less powerful contracting muscles. This review will focus on motor unit loss associated with natural adult aging, age-related fatigability, and the age-related differences in strength across contractile muscle actions.
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- Geoffrey A. Power
- Human Performance Laboratory, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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- School of Kinesiology, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging, School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 5B1, Canada
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 5C1, Canada
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Power GA, Dalton BH, Rice CL, Vandervoort AA. Peak power is reduced following lengthening contractions despite a maintenance of shortening velocity. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 2013; 38:1196-205. [DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2013-0092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Following repetitive lengthening contractions, power (the product of torque and velocity) is impaired during shortening contractions. However, the relative contribution of each component to power loss and the underlying factors are unclear. We investigated neuromuscular properties of the dorsiflexors in 8 males (27 ± 3 years) and 8 females (26 ± 4 years) for a potential sex-related difference before, during, and after 150 unaccustomed maximal lengthening actions. Velocity-dependent power was determined from shortening contractions at 8 levels (1 N·m to 70% of maximum voluntary isometric contraction (MVC)) before, after, and throughout recovery assessed at 0–30 min, 24 h, and 48 h. Immediately following task termination, both sexes displayed similar impairments of 30%, 4%, and 10% in MVC torque, shortening velocity, and overall peak power, respectively (P < 0.05). Peak rate of isometric torque development (RTD) was reduced by 10% in males, but females exhibited a 35% reduction (P < 0.05). Rate of torque development for the MVC remained depressed in both sexes throughout the 30 min recovery period; however, the RTD returned to normal by 24 h in males but did not recover by 48 h in females. Power was reduced preferentially at higher loads (i.e., 60% MVC), with a greater loss in females (65%) than males (45%). For lower loads (<20% MVC), power was impaired minimally (4%–8%; P < 0.05) and recovered within 30 min in both groups. The reduction in maximal angular velocity persisted until 30 min of recovery, and peak power did not recover until 24 h for both sexes. Unaccustomed lengthening contractions decreased power preferentially at higher loads, whereas peak power was reduced minimally owing to maintenance of maximal shortening velocity.
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- Geoffrey A. Power
- Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging, School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6G 2M3, Canada
- Human Performance Laboratory, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging, School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6G 2M3, Canada
- Sensorimotor Physiology Laboratory and Human Neurophysiology Laboratory, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging, School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6G 2M3, Canada
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A 5C1, Canada
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- Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging, School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6G 2M3, Canada
- School of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A 5B9, Canada
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LaStayo P, Marcus R, Dibble L, Frajacomo F, Lindstedt S. Eccentric exercise in rehabilitation: safety, feasibility, and application. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2013; 116:1426-34. [PMID: 23823152 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00008.2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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This nonexhaustive mini-review reports on the application of eccentric exercise in various rehabilitation populations. The two defining properties of eccentric muscle contractions--a potential for high muscle-force production at an energy cost that is uniquely low--are revisited and formatted as exercise countermeasures to muscle atrophy, weakness, and deficits in physical function. Following a dual-phase implementation, eccentric exercise that induces rehabilitation benefits without muscle damage, thereby making it both safe and feasible in rehabilitation, is described. Clinical considerations, algorithms of exercise progression, and suggested modes of eccentric exercise are presented.
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- Paul LaStayo
- Department of Physical Therapy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah;
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- Department of Physical Therapy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Department of Physical Therapy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Department of Pathology, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil; and
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- Department of Biology, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona
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Power GA, Makrakos DP, Rice CL, Vandervoort AA. Enhanced force production in old age is not a far stretch: an investigation of residual force enhancement and muscle architecture. Physiol Rep 2013; 1:e00004. [PMID: 24303098 PMCID: PMC3831934 DOI: 10.1002/phy2.4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2013] [Accepted: 04/29/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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In older adults, isometric force production is enhanced following a voluntary lengthening contraction when compared with isometric force produced at the same muscle length without a prior lengthening contraction. This phenomenon is termed residual force enhancement (RFE), and appears to be related to the age-related maintenance of eccentric (ECC) strength. However, it is unknown whether age-related changes in muscle architecture contribute to greater RFE at short and long muscle lengths in old age. Neuromuscular properties of the knee extensors were assessed on a HUMAC NORM dynamometer. Torque was examined in young (26 ± 3 year, n = 11) and old men (77 ± 6 year, n = 11) during brief maximal voluntary isometric contractions (MVC) at 80° and 120° (180° representing full knee extension) and then compared with torque during a steady-state phase at the same joint angle following a maximal voluntary lengthening contraction at 30°/sec over a 60° joint excursion; either from 140 to 80° (long), or from 180 to 120° (short). Ultrasound images were obtained from the vastus lateralis during the isometric phase for each condition. When comparing the ECC torque with the MVC isometric torque, old men had 17% greater ECC:MVC ratios than young men, confirming an age-related maintenance of ECC strength. The extent of RFE was greater at long versus short but independent of age. At rest, old had shorter (∼18%) and less pennated (∼22%) fascicles. However, changes in fascicle length and pennation during contraction did not contribute to RFE in either group. Thus, age-related changes in muscle architecture may not contribute to RFE.
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- Geoffrey A Power
- Human Performance Laboratory, University of Calgary Calgary, Alberta, Canada ; Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging, School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Western Ontario Canada
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Layec G, Trinity JD, Hart CR, Hopker J, Passfield L, Coen PM, Conley KE, Hunter GR, Fisher G, Ferguson RA, Sasaki K, Malatesta D, Maffiuletti NA, Borrani F, Minetti AE, Rice CL, Dalton BH, McNeil CJ, Power GA, Manini TM. Comments on point:counterpoint: skeletal muscle mechanical efficiency does/does not increase with age. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2013; 114:1114-8. [PMID: 23588541 PMCID: PMC6208486 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00185.2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Power GA, Rice CL, Vandervoort AA. Increased residual force enhancement in older adults is associated with a maintenance of eccentric strength. PLoS One 2012; 7:e48044. [PMID: 23133544 PMCID: PMC3479122 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0048044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2012] [Accepted: 09/20/2012] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Despite an age-related loss of voluntary isometric and concentric strength, muscle strength is well maintained during lengthening muscle actions (i.e., eccentric strength) in old age. Additionally, in younger adults during lengthening of an activated skeletal muscle, the force level observed following the stretch is greater than the isometric force at the same muscle length. This feature is termed residual force enhancement (RFE) and is believed to be a combination of active and passive components of the contractile apparatus. The purpose of this study was to provide an initial assessment of RFE in older adults and utilize aging as a muscle model to explore RFE in a system in which isometric force production is compromised, but structural mechanisms of eccentric strength are well-maintained. Therefore, we hypothesised that older adults will experience greater RFE compared with young adults. Following a reference maximal voluntary isometric contraction (MVC) of the dorsiflexors in 10 young (26.1±2.7y) and 10 old (76.0±6.5y) men, an active stretch was performed at 15°/s over a 30° ankle joint excursion ending at the same muscle length as the reference MVCs (40° of plantar flexion). Any additional torque compared with the reference MVC therefore represented RFE. In older men RFE was ∼2.5 times greater compared to young. The passive component of force enhancement contributed ∼37% and ∼20% to total force enhancement, in old and young respectively. The positive association (R2 = 0.57) between maintained eccentric strength in old age and RFE indicates age-related mechanisms responsible for the maintenance of eccentric strength likely contributed to the observed elevated RFE. Additionally, as indicated by the greater passive force enhancement, these mechanisms may be related to increased muscle series elastic stiffness in old age.
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- Geoffrey A Power
- Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging, School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
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Residual force enhancement following eccentric induced muscle damage. J Biomech 2012; 45:1835-41. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2012.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2012] [Revised: 04/05/2012] [Accepted: 04/05/2012] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The age-related slowing of voluntary shortening velocity exacerbates power loss during repeated fast knee extensions. Exp Gerontol 2012; 47:85-92. [DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2011.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2011] [Revised: 10/12/2011] [Accepted: 10/25/2011] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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