Dickey Tom A, Thompson Brennan J, Fisher Cody M, Flygare Tycen W, Wagner Dale R
Kinesiology and Health Science Department, Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA.
Movement Research Clinic, Sorenson Legacy Foundation Center for Clinical Excellence, Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA.
J Hum Kinet. 2025 May 12;97:213-223. doi: 10.5114/jhk/200324. eCollection 2025 Apr.
Post-activation performance enhancement (PAPE) is a phenomenon that can enhance muscle performance following maximal or near-maximal muscle actions. While the effects of concentric and isometric conditioning actions on PAPE have been studied, less is known about the influence of eccentric muscle actions. This study investigated the effects of a multi-joint eccentric overload (EOL) protocol on PAPE expressed through countermovement jump (CMJ) height and isokinetic peak force (PF) outcome measures. Twenty-eight recreationally trained participants (18-30 years) completed three visits in a randomized, counterbalanced design. Following familiarization, participants performed either an EOL protocol involving two sets of six maximal isokinetic eccentric actions or a control condition (CON) involving cycling. The CMJ and PF were assessed at baseline and 15 s, 5 min, and 10 min post-exercise. Results showed no significant condition × time interaction or main effect of condition for either CMJ or PF (p > 0.05). However, a significant main effect of time (collapsed across condition) was observed for CMJ (p = 0.019), with post hoc analyses revealing a significantly higher CMJ at 5 min post-exercise compared to 15 s post-exercise (p = 0.037). These findings suggest that this multi-joint eccentric protocol did not effectively elicit PAPE, and therefore may not be optimal for inducing acute performance enhancement. Future research should further elucidate the optimal eccentric loading parameters and muscle action types for inducing PAPE.
激活后表现增强(PAPE)是一种在最大或接近最大肌肉活动后可增强肌肉表现的现象。虽然向心和等长调节动作对PAPE的影响已得到研究,但关于离心肌肉动作的影响却知之甚少。本研究调查了多关节离心超负荷(EOL)方案对通过反向纵跳(CMJ)高度和等速峰值力量(PF)结果指标所表达的PAPE的影响。28名接受过休闲训练的参与者(18 - 30岁)以随机、平衡设计完成了三次访视。在熟悉流程后,参与者进行了包含两组每组六个最大等速离心动作的EOL方案,或进行了包含骑行的对照条件(CON)。在基线以及运动后15秒、5分钟和10分钟时评估CMJ和PF。结果显示,对于CMJ或PF,均未观察到显著的条件×时间交互作用或条件主效应(p > 0.05)。然而,观察到CMJ存在显著的时间主效应(合并所有条件)(p = 0.019),事后分析显示,与运动后15秒相比,运动后5分钟时的CMJ显著更高(p = 0.037)。这些发现表明,这种多关节离心方案未能有效引发PAPE,因此可能不是诱导急性表现增强的最佳方案。未来的研究应进一步阐明诱导PAPE的最佳离心负荷参数和肌肉动作类型。