Wehbe, George and Gabbett, Tim and Dwyer, Dan and McLellan, Christopher and Coad, Sam (2015) Monitoring neuromuscular fatigue in team-sport athletes using a cycle-ergometer test. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 10 (3). pp. 292-297. ISSN 1555-0265
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.
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| Item Type: | Article (Commonwealth Reporting Category C) |
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| Refereed: | Yes |
| Item Status: | Live Archive |
| Additional Information: | Published version cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
| Faculty / Department / School: | No Faculty |
| Date Deposited: | 29 May 2017 05:59 |
| Last Modified: | 29 May 2017 05:59 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | athletic performance; exercise test; football; postmatch fatigue; adolescent; athletic performance; exercise test; humans; male; muscle fatigue; plyometric exercise; running; soccer; time factors |
| Fields of Research : | 11 Medical and Health Sciences > 1106 Human Movement and Sports Science > 110699 Human Movement and Sports Science not elsewhere classified |
| Socio-Economic Objective: | C Society > 92 Health > 9299 Other Health > 929999 Health not elsewhere classified |
| Identification Number or DOI: | 10.1123/ijspp.2014-0217 |
| URI: | http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/32301 |
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