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Area of Science:

  • Sports Science
  • Exercise Physiology
  • Human Performance

Background:

  • Monitoring muscular fatigue is crucial for optimizing training and preventing overtraining in athletes.
  • Various physiological and subjective measures are used to track fatigue, but their sensitivity varies.
  • Understanding the time-course of fatigue after strenuous exercise informs recovery strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare the sensitivity of back squat bar velocity, isometric mid-thigh pull, heart rate variability, perceived recovery scale, and step counts in tracking muscular fatigue.
  • To determine the time-course of muscular fatigue after acute lower limb resistance exercise.
  • To identify the most reliable indicator of fatigue recovery.

Main Methods:

  • Sixteen healthy men underwent strenuous lower limb resistance exercise (8x10 repetitions).
  • Measurements included countermovement jump (CMJ) performance, back squat bar velocity, isometric mid-thigh pull, heart rate variability, perceived recovery scale, and step counts.
  • Data were collected pre-exercise and at 24, 48, and 72 hours post-exercise.

Main Results:

  • CMJ height significantly decreased at 24 and 48 hours post-exercise, indicating muscular fatigue.
  • The perceived recovery scale showed significantly lower values compared to baseline up to 72 hours post-exercise.
  • Heart rate variability parameters and step counts did not show significant changes over time; isometric mid-thigh pull and bar velocity showed delayed and inconsistent changes.

Conclusions:

  • The perceived recovery scale demonstrated the highest sensitivity in tracking the time-course of muscular fatigue, aligning with CMJ performance.
  • Back squat bar velocity, isometric mid-thigh pull, heart rate variability, and step counts were less effective in monitoring fatigue progression in this context.
  • Subjective measures like the perceived recovery scale may be valuable tools for monitoring athlete recovery and fatigue.