Abstract
Short-term resistance training has been shown to increase isokinetic muscle strength and performance after only two to nine days of training. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of three days of unilateral dynamic constant external resistance (DCER) training and detraining on the strength of the trained and untrained legs. Nineteen men were randomly assigned to a DCER training group or a non-training control group. Subjects visited the laboratory eight times, the first visit was a familiarization session, the second visit was a pre-training assessment, the subsequent three visits were for training sessions (if assigned to the training group), and the last three visits were post-training assessments 1, 2, and 3 (i.e., 48 h, 1 week, and 2 weeks after the final training session). Strength increased in both trained and untrained limbs from pre- to post-training assessment 1 for the training group and remained elevated at post-training assessments 2 and 3 (p ≤ 0.05). No changes were observed in the control (p > 0.05). Possible strength gains from short-term resistance training have important implications in clinical rehabilitation settings, sports injury prevention, as well as other allied health fields such as physical therapy, occupational therapy, and athletic training.
Highlights
Allied health professionals, such as physical therapists, occupational therapists, and athletic trainers, may benefit from rapid increases in strength of a patient or athlete recovering from injury [1,2,3].In theory, if an individual’s strength can be increased within a short period of time, an alternative to more expensive and invasive medical procedures may be offered [1,2]
The results revealed there were no differences in Rating of perceived exertion (RPE) as acknowledged by the subjects among the dynamic constant external resistance (DCER) training sessions
The primary finding of this study was that DCER strength increased in the trained and untrained limbs with three days of contralateral training
Summary
If an individual’s strength can be increased within a short period of time, an alternative to more expensive and invasive medical procedures may be offered [1,2]. They are more likely to comply with a rehabilitation program and perhaps decrease the risk of reinjury [3]. Short-term resistance training has been shown to increase isokinetic muscle strength and performance after only two to nine days of training [1,2,4,5].
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