Specificity of eccentric hamstring training and the lack of consistency between strength assessments using conventional test devices.

ABSTRACT: Hamstring injuries are endemic, but influences of test-specific training and the application of different test methods on decision making remain elusive. Sport-students were randomised to isokinetic (IG) or Nordic hamstring (NG) exercise or a control group (CG) for six weeks. Training and testing procedures were matched to biomechanical parameters. Hamstring strength (EPT), work, muscle soreness (visual analogue scale (VAS)), biceps femoris (BF_lh) muscle size and architecture were assessed. Anthropometrics and strength parameters did not differ at baseline. Yet, body mass normalised EPT, and work revealed a significant group × time × device effect, with a significant main effect for devices. Experimental conditions triggered meaningful increases in EPT compared to the control gr

SUBMITTER: Wiesinger HP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8239011 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature