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Reliability of a Protocol to Elicit Peak Measures Generated by the Lower Limb for Semi-recumbent Eccentric Cycling

Semi-recumbent eccentric (ECC) cycling is increasingly used in studies of exercise with healthy and clinical populations. However, workloads are generally prescribed using measures obtained during regular concentric cycling. Therefore, the purpose of the study was to quantify the reliability of meas...

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Autores principales: Walsh, Joel A., Stapley, Paul J., Shemmell, Jonathan, McAndrew, Darryl J.
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Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8132294/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34027403
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2021.653699
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author Walsh, Joel A.
Stapley, Paul J.
Shemmell, Jonathan
McAndrew, Darryl J.
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description Semi-recumbent eccentric (ECC) cycling is increasingly used in studies of exercise with healthy and clinical populations. However, workloads are generally prescribed using measures obtained during regular concentric cycling. Therefore, the purpose of the study was to quantify the reliability of measures derived from a protocol that elicited peak ECC torque produced by the lower limb in a semi-recumbent position. Experiments were carried out on a dynamometer in a seated, semi-recumbent position identical to that of a custom-built ECC cycle, a modified Monark recumbent cycle. Thirty healthy participants completed two testing sessions. Each session comprised three series of six repetitions of a peak ECC torque protocol (PETP) on an isokinetic dynamometer. Absolute and relative reliability of peak torque, power, angle of peak torque, and work (recorded for each repetition) was determined using coefficient of variation (CV) and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC), respectively. Ratings of perceived exertion (RPE), muscle soreness, and perceived effort (PE) were recorded pre-PETP, immediately post-PETP, and 1-min post each PETP. The protocol showed absolute reliability values <15% for mean peak (CV = 10.6–12.1) torque, power (CV = 10.4–12.3), angle of peak torque (CV = 1.2–1.4), and work (CV = 9.7–12.1). Moderate to high between-test relative reliability is reported for mean and highest torque (ICC = 0.84–0.95; ICC = 0.88–0.98), power (ICC = 0.84–0.94; ICC = 0.89–0.98), and work (ICC = 0.84–0.93; ICC = 0.88–0.98), respectively. Within-session peak torque, peak power, and peak work showed high relative reliability for mean (ICC = 0.92–0.95) and highest (ICC = 0.92–0.97) values. Overall, the PETP test provides a reliable way of determining peak ECC torque specific to semi-recumbent ECC cycling that may be used to prescribe workloads for this form of exercise.
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spelling pubmed-81322942021-05-20 Reliability of a Protocol to Elicit Peak Measures Generated by the Lower Limb for Semi-recumbent Eccentric Cycling Walsh, Joel A. Stapley, Paul J. Shemmell, Jonathan McAndrew, Darryl J. Front Sports Act Living Sports and Active Living Semi-recumbent eccentric (ECC) cycling is increasingly used in studies of exercise with healthy and clinical populations. However, workloads are generally prescribed using measures obtained during regular concentric cycling. Therefore, the purpose of the study was to quantify the reliability of measures derived from a protocol that elicited peak ECC torque produced by the lower limb in a semi-recumbent position. Experiments were carried out on a dynamometer in a seated, semi-recumbent position identical to that of a custom-built ECC cycle, a modified Monark recumbent cycle. Thirty healthy participants completed two testing sessions. Each session comprised three series of six repetitions of a peak ECC torque protocol (PETP) on an isokinetic dynamometer. Absolute and relative reliability of peak torque, power, angle of peak torque, and work (recorded for each repetition) was determined using coefficient of variation (CV) and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC), respectively. Ratings of perceived exertion (RPE), muscle soreness, and perceived effort (PE) were recorded pre-PETP, immediately post-PETP, and 1-min post each PETP. The protocol showed absolute reliability values <15% for mean peak (CV = 10.6–12.1) torque, power (CV = 10.4–12.3), angle of peak torque (CV = 1.2–1.4), and work (CV = 9.7–12.1). Moderate to high between-test relative reliability is reported for mean and highest torque (ICC = 0.84–0.95; ICC = 0.88–0.98), power (ICC = 0.84–0.94; ICC = 0.89–0.98), and work (ICC = 0.84–0.93; ICC = 0.88–0.98), respectively. Within-session peak torque, peak power, and peak work showed high relative reliability for mean (ICC = 0.92–0.95) and highest (ICC = 0.92–0.97) values. Overall, the PETP test provides a reliable way of determining peak ECC torque specific to semi-recumbent ECC cycling that may be used to prescribe workloads for this form of exercise. Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-05-05 /pmc/articles/PMC8132294/ /pubmed/34027403 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2021.653699 Text en Copyright © 2021 Walsh, Stapley, Shemmell and McAndrew. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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Walsh, Joel A.
Stapley, Paul J.
Shemmell, Jonathan
McAndrew, Darryl J.
Reliability of a Protocol to Elicit Peak Measures Generated by the Lower Limb for Semi-recumbent Eccentric Cycling
title Reliability of a Protocol to Elicit Peak Measures Generated by the Lower Limb for Semi-recumbent Eccentric Cycling
title_full Reliability of a Protocol to Elicit Peak Measures Generated by the Lower Limb for Semi-recumbent Eccentric Cycling
title_fullStr Reliability of a Protocol to Elicit Peak Measures Generated by the Lower Limb for Semi-recumbent Eccentric Cycling
title_full_unstemmed Reliability of a Protocol to Elicit Peak Measures Generated by the Lower Limb for Semi-recumbent Eccentric Cycling
title_short Reliability of a Protocol to Elicit Peak Measures Generated by the Lower Limb for Semi-recumbent Eccentric Cycling
title_sort reliability of a protocol to elicit peak measures generated by the lower limb for semi-recumbent eccentric cycling
topic Sports and Active Living
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8132294/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34027403
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2021.653699
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