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  • Influence of unilateral and bilateral knee extension fatigue protocols on inter-limb asymmetries assessed through countermovement jumps
    Janićijević, Danica ...
    This study explores the sensitivity of jump type (unilateral and bilateral) and output variable (mean force, propulsive impulse, and jump height) to detect the changes in inter-limb asymmetries ... induced by unilateral and bilateral fatigue protocols. Thirty-eight individuals performed two testing sessions that consisted of (I) nine “pre-fatigued” countermovement jumps (CMJs; three bilateral and six unilateral [three with each leg]), (II) fatigue protocol and (III) nine “post-fatigued” CMJs. The testing sessions only differed in the fatigue protocol (five sets to failure against the 15-repetition maximum load using either the unilateral or bilateral knee extension exercise). The magnitude of all CMJ-derived variables (mean force, impulse, and jump height) decreased following both unilateral (p ≤ 0.002) and bilateral fatigue protocols (p ≤ 0.018). However, only unilateral protocol accentuated inter-limb asymmetries, which was detected for all variables during the unilateral CMJ (from −4.33% to −2.04%; all p < 0.05) but not during the bilateral CMJ (from −0.64% to 0.54%; all p > 0.05). The changes in inter-limb asymmetries following the unilateral and bilateral fatigue protocols were not significantly correlated between the unilateral and bilateral CMJs (rs ≤ 0.172). The unilateral CMJ should be recommended for the testing purposes over the bilateral CMJ due to its greater sensitivity to detect the selective effects of fatigue.
    Source: Journal of sports sciences. - ISSN 0264-0414 (Vol. 41, no. 7, 2023, str. 686-694)
    Type of material - article, component part ; adult, serious
    Publish date - 2023
    Language - english
    COBISS.SI-ID - 159734531

source: Journal of sports sciences. - ISSN 0264-0414 (Vol. 41, no. 7, 2023, str. 686-694)

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