The effect of pre-cooling on fatigue and quadriceps femoris performance

Hohenauer, Erich and Cescon, Corrado and Clarys, Peter and Clijsen, Ron (2016) The effect of pre-cooling on fatigue and quadriceps femoris performance. In: Physioswiss Congress Basel Physioswiss Congress, 17.06.2016-18.06.2016, Basel, Switzerland.

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Abstract

Pre-cooling strategies are frequently used for the purpose of reducing body temperature prior to exercise, decreasing heat stress and improving performance. Pre-cooling methods can be used to combat the debilitaKng effects of heat-stress-induced faKgue to increase heat storage capacity and to improve exercise tolerance. It has already been demonstrated that exhausKve exercises do not only cause peripheral-, but also central faKgue, leading to decreased muscle contracKlity. Recently published results showed, that central- and peripheral faKgue can be described as changes in fractal dimension (FD) and muscle fiber conducKon velocity (CV) detected from surface EMG (sEMG) signals. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of a single pre-cooling applicaKon on both central- and peripheral faKgue, using FD and CV, during 60% of maximum voluntary contracKons (MVC) of the right quadriceps muscle unKl exhausKon. Furthermore, the effects of a single pre-cooling applicaKon on MVC of the right quadriceps femoris muscle and raKngs of perceived exerKon (RPE) were invesKgated. The effect of pre-cooling on fatigue and quadriceps femoris performance. Available from: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/303838331_The_effect_of_pre-cooling_on_fatigue_and_quadriceps_femoris_performance [accessed Jul 21, 2016].

Item Type:	Article in conference proceedings or Presentation at a conference (Poster)
Subjects:	Biological Sciences Biological Sciences > Sport & exercise science Biological Sciences > Sport & exercise science > Sport conditioning, rehabilitation & therapy
Department/unit:	Dipartimento economia aziendale, sanità e sociale
Depositing User:	Erich Hohenauer
Date Deposited:	25 Jul 2016 13:51
Last Modified:	25 Jul 2016 13:51
URI:	http://repository.supsi.ch/id/eprint/7534

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