Monitoring neuromuscular fatigue in team-sport athletes using a cycle-ergometer test
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Article Title | Monitoring neuromuscular fatigue in team-sport athletes using a cycle-ergometer test |
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ERA Journal ID | 40358 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Wehbe, George (Author), Gabbett, Tim (Author), Dwyer, Dan (Author), McLellan, Christopher (Author) and Coad, Sam (Author) |
Journal Title | International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance |
Journal Citation | 10 (3), pp. 292-297 |
Number of Pages | 6 |
Year | 2015 |
Publisher | Human Kinetics Publishers |
Place of Publication | United States |
ISSN | 1555-0265 |
1555-0273 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2014-0217 |
Web Address (URL) | http://content.ebscohost.com/ContentServer.asp?T=P&P=AN&K=101756108&S=R&D=s3h&EbscoContent=dGJyMMvl7ESeqLc4y9f3OLCmr0%2Bepq9Ssq24SbaWxWXS&ContentCustomer=dGJyMPPn833j5LmF39%2FsU%2BPe7Yvy |
Abstract | Purpose: To compare a novel sprint test on a cycle ergometer with a countermovement-jump (CMJ) test for monitoring neuromuscular fatigue after Australian rules football match play. Methods: Twelve elite under-18 Australian rules football players (mean ± SD age 17.5 ± 0.6 y, stature 184.7 ± 8.8 cm, body mass 75.3 ± 7.8 kg) from an Australian Football League club's Academy program performed a short sprint test on a cycle ergometer along with a single CMJ test 1 h prematch and 1, 24, and 48 h postmatch. The cycle-ergometer sprint test involved a standardized warm-up, a maximal 6-s sprint, a 1-min active recovery, and a 2nd maximal 6-s sprint, with the highest power output of the 2 sprints recorded as peak power (PP). Results: There were small to moderate differences between postmatch changes in cycle-ergometer PP and CMJ PP at 1 (ES = 0.49), 24 (ES = -0.85), and 48 h postmatch (ES = 0.44). There was a substantial reduction in cycle-ergometer PP at 24 h postmatch (ES = -0.40) compared with 1 h prematch. Conclusions: The cycle-ergometer sprint test described in this study offers a novel method of neuromuscular-fatigue monitoring in team-sport athletes and specifically quantifies the concentric component of the fatigue-induced decrement of force production in muscle, which may be overlooked by a CMJ test. |
Keywords | athletic performance; exercise test; football; postmatch fatigue; adolescent; athletic performance; exercise test; humans; male; muscle fatigue; plyometric exercise; running; soccer; time factors |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 420799. Sports science and exercise not elsewhere classified |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | Australian Catholic University |
Deakin University | |
Bond University | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q43vv/monitoring-neuromuscular-fatigue-in-team-sport-athletes-using-a-cycle-ergometer-test
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