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The pre military trainee cadets are mostly unaware about proper training techniques and because of their lack of knowledge they are prone to have musculoskeletal problems especially their shoulder, spine, and knee joint are more prone to any injury. So, in order to avoid injuries, effort was made to make them aware about the risk of getting injured and proper fitness techniques which will prevent their injuries as well as help them to improve fitness level and field performance also. We wanted to evaluate the effect of advance strengthening program on physical fitness test performance in pre-military trainee cadets.METHODSIn this comparative study, injury prone trainee cadets were randomly allocated in to two groups of 25 each with advanced training program. Group one did conventional type of routine exercise; group two followed advanced training protocol. Physical fitness test performance was assessed and compared between the two groups. Outcome measures were Burpees test, shoulder press, chin-ups, planks, leg press, 1600 meters running.RESULTSIn Burpees test, 37% improvement was seen by conventional exercise program; whereas, it was 63% for advanced strengthening exercise program. In shoulder press, 38% improvement was seen for conventional exercise program; whereas, it was 62% for advanced strengthening exercise program. In chin ups, 34% improvement was seen for conventional exercise program; whereas, it was 66% for advanced strengthening exercise program. In planks, 45% improvement was seen with conventional exercise program; whereas, it was 55% for advanced strengthening exercise program. In leg press, 39% improvement was seen with conventional exercise program; whereas, it was 61% with advanced strengthening exercise program. In 1600 meters running, 37% improvement was seen with conventional exercise program; whereas, it was 63% by advanced strengthening exercise program. P value was <0.0001 which is significant.CONCLUSIONSA significant improvement was found in muscle performance, and occurrence of injury was seen to be reduced with advanced training program in injury prone trainee cadets.
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Despite the appeal of ultra-short-term heart rate variability (HRV) methods of analysis applied in the clinical and research settings, the number of studies that have investigated HRV by analyzing R-R interval (RRi) recordings shorter than 5 min is still limited. Moreover, ultra-short-term HRV analysis has not been extensively validated during exercise and, currently, no indications exist for its applicability during resistance exercise. The aim of the present study was to compare ultra-short-term HRV analysis with standard short-term HRV analysis during low-intensity, dynamic, lower limb resistance exercise in healthy elderly subjects. Heart rate (HR) and RRi signals were collected from 9 healthy elderly men during discontinuous incremental resistance exercise consisting of 4-min intervals at low intensities (10, 20, 30, and 35% of 1-repetition maximum). The original RRi signals were segmented into 1-, 2-, and 3-min sections. HRV was analyzed in the time domain (root mean square of the of differences between adjacent RRi, divided by the number of RRi, minus one [RMSSD]), RRi mean value and standard deviation [SDNN] (percentage of differences between adjacent NN intervals that are greater than 50 ms [pNN50]), and by non-linear analysis (short-term RRi standard deviation [SD1] and long-term RRi standard deviation [SD2]). No significant difference was found at any exercise intensity between the results of ultra-short-term HRV analysis and the results of standard short-term HRV analysis. Furthermore, we observed excellent (0.70 to 0.89) to near-perfect (0.90 to 1.00) concordance between linear and non-linear parameters calculated over 1- and 2-min signal sections and parameters calculated over 3-min signal sections. Ultra-short-term HRV analysis appears to be a reliable surrogate of standard short-term HRV analysis during resistance exercise in healthy elderly subjects.
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Humans , Male , Aged , Heart Rate/physiology , Resistance Training/methods , Electrocardiography , Reference Values , Time FactorsABSTRACT
Tradicionalmente, as recomendações para a prescrição do treinamento de força podem ser baseadas tanto na intensidade relativa ao 1RM quanto no número de repetições máximas. Entretanto, sabe se que o número máximo de repetições realizadas com a mesma carga relativa varia de acordo com o exercício e o tamanho do grupo muscular envolvido. Além disso, considerando tal diferença nas respostas musculares a diferentes cargas, é possível especular que o número máximo de repetições em cada série de exercício em uma sessão tradicional de treinamento de força (com múltiplas séries) pode também ser diferentemente afetado ao compararmos os membros superiores e superiores. Isto se torna particularmente importante, ao considerarmos as sugestões recentes de que o número total de repetições realizadas em um treinamento de força pode afetar as adaptações oriundas do mesmo. Assim, o presente trabalho teve o objetivo de comparar o número de repetições realizadas com uma mesma intensidade relativa tradicionalmente recomendada para hipertrofia muscular em séries múltiplas de exercícios para os membros superiores e inferiores. Doze homens jovens treinados foram testados para força dinâmica máxima (1RM) nos exercícios leg-press e supino reto. Uma semana depois, os participantes realizaram três séries até a falha concêntrica com carga igual a 80% de 1RM com dois minutos de intervalo entre séries. O número máximo de repetições realizadas em cada série foi anotado e utilizado para análise estatística. A análise por modelos mistos revelou que o número de repetições realizadas no leg-press foi maior do que no supino reto (p<0,05). Além disso, o número de repetições diminui ao longo das três séries sem diferença entre os exercícios. Assim, é possível sugerir que as recomendações para o treino de força que visa hipertrofia devem ser revistas e possivelmente incluir recomendações diferenciadas para exercícios distintos.
Traditionally, the recommendations to resistance training prescription are based on the relative intensity or on the number of repetition maximum. However, it is well known that the maximal number of repetitions performed with the same relative intensity varies according to both the exercise and the muscle size. Besides, considering the different muscle response to different loads, it is plausible to speculate that the maximal number of repetitions performed in each set of a traditional bout of resistance exercise (multiple-set scenario) may also differ between upper- and lower-limbs. This is of particular interest if we take into account the recent suggestions that the total number of repetitions may play an important role in the adaptations to strength training. Hence, the aim of this study was to compare the number of repetitions performed in multiple sets of exercises performed with the traditionally recommended hypertrophy-oriented intensity in upper- and lower-limb exercises. Twelve trained male adults were tested for one repetition maximum (1RM) in the leg-press and bench press exercises. After one week, participants performed three sets to concentric failure with 80% 1RM with 2-min interval between sets. The maximal number of repetition was recorded and used for statistical analyses. Mixed model analyses showed that number of repetitions performed on the leg-press was higher than on the bench press (p<0.05). In addition, the number of repetitions decreased similarly in both exercises along the three sets. Therefore, it is possible to suggest that hypertrophy oriented resistance training recommendation should be revised, and possibly include distinct recommendation to different exercises.
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Humans , Male , Adolescent , Young Adult , Hypertrophy , Physical Education and Training , Resistance Training , ExerciseABSTRACT
[Purpose] A leg press generally included in a weight training program to develop the quadriceps. However little is known about the mechanism of the load in lower extremity by the different knee alignment. The purpose of this study is to compare the muscle activity in the different knee align ment during leg press exercise. [Methods] Four normal knee and Five gene varum performed the leg press using three stance of narrow, medium and wide stance with the load of 75%/1 RM. Surface EMG date were collected (1000Hz) from vastus medialis (VM), vastus lateralis (VL), rectus femoris (RF), adductor longus (AL), biceps lemons (HF), tibialis anterior (TA), gastrocnemius (GAS), soleus (SQL) . Integrated EMG (iEMG) values were calculated for each muscle during each rep. A video camera recorded the performing form during leg press from the frontal plane. [Results and Discussion] As the leg press was to strengthen of the thigh muscle, VM, VL and RF of both groups worked strongly. However SQL of genu varum worked as strong as the level of activity of the thigh, iEMG of the SQL showed low value significantly by using wide stance. When the genu varum group performed maximal knee flexion using the narrow, their ankle was valuus on the video screen. This result may become cause of SQL higher activity during leg press. From this we can derive the argument that it will be necessary to take that stance into consideration when athletes who are genu varum performs leg press.