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Muscle fatigue during concentric and eccentric contractions.

B Pasquet1, A Carpentier, J Duchateau

  • 1Laboratory of Biology, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 28 Avenue P. Héger, CP 168, 1000 Brussels, Belgium.

Muscle & Nerve
|October 31, 2000
PubMed
Summary

Concentric contractions cause greater muscle fatigue in ankle dorsiflexors than eccentric ones, primarily due to impaired intracellular calcium handling, not central nervous system activation. This impacts muscle force and excitation-contraction coupling.

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Area of Science:

  • Exercise Physiology
  • Muscle Physiology
  • Biomechanics

Background:

  • Muscle fatigue is a complex phenomenon involving both central (nervous system) and peripheral (muscle) factors.
  • Understanding the differential contributions of these processes during various contraction types is crucial for optimizing training and rehabilitation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare the roles of central and peripheral mechanisms in muscle fatigue induced by concentric (CON) versus eccentric (ECC) contractions of the ankle dorsiflexors.
  • To investigate the impact of CON and ECC fatigue on muscle force, electromyography (EMG), and underlying contractile properties.

Main Methods:

  • Participants performed fatiguing tests involving maximal voluntary contractions (MVCs) under CON and ECC conditions.
  • Measurements included ankle torque, surface EMG of the tibialis anterior, M-wave amplitude, twitch responses, interpolated twitch, and postactivation potentiation (PAP).

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Main Results:

  • CON contractions induced significantly greater force loss and EMG reduction compared to ECC contractions.
  • Central activation, assessed via MVC with superimposed twitch and EMG/M-wave ratio, remained unaltered in both conditions.
  • Peripheral alterations, indicated by changes in twitch parameters and PAP, were more pronounced following CON contractions.

Conclusions:

  • Greater peripheral alterations, specifically in intracellular calcium (Ca2+)-controlled excitation-contraction (E-C) coupling processes, contribute more significantly to fatigue during CON contractions.
  • These findings suggest that CON contractions impose a higher metabolic demand, affecting E-C coupling more profoundly than ECC contractions.