The Effect of Leg Extension Training on the Mean Power Frequency of the Mechanomyographic Signal
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-1-2000
Department
Human Performance and Recreation
Abstract
The purpose of the present investigation was to examine the effect of concentric isokinetic leg extension training on the mean power frequency (MPF) of the mechanomyographic (MMG) signal. Twenty-one men were assigned into a training (TRN; n = 12) or control (CTL; n = 9) group. The TRN group performed six sets of leg extensions 3 days per week for 12 weeks at a velocity of 90 degrees/s. Ail subjects were tested every 4 weeks for peak torque (PT), while MMG was recorded from the vastus lateralis. PT increased, but there was no significant (P > 0.05) change in the MMG MPF over the 12-week training period. These results indicate that MMG MPF, measured from the vastus lateralis, was not sensitive to training-induced increases in leg-extension strength, possibly due to competing influences of hypertrophy on the MMG signal and/or training-induced adaptations in muscles other than the vastus lateralis. (C) 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Publication Title
Muscle & Nerve
Volume
23
Issue
6
First Page
973
Last Page
975
Recommended Citation
Evetovich, T. K.,
Housh, T. J.,
Weir, J. P.,
Housh, D. J.,
Johnson, G. O.,
Ebersole, K. T.,
Smith, D. B.
(2000). The Effect of Leg Extension Training on the Mean Power Frequency of the Mechanomyographic Signal. Muscle & Nerve, 23(6), 973-975.
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