Lectures 11-16 Flashcards
What is EIMD?
EIMD & Hypertrophy
Exercise Induce Muscle Damage
What is the process of EIMD?
EIMD & Hypertrophy
Exercise Muscle damage Loss of calcium ions (homeostasis) Inflammation Remodelling & regeneration
Summary - Slide 25, lecture 15
EIMD & Hypertrophy
Recap lecture
Question - what are the adaptations you would expect to see in an there following a strength training programme?
(Adaptations to strength training)
Look in PE book
Three proposes primary are responsible for training adaptations:
(Adaptations to strength training)
Mechanical tension
Metabolic stress
Muscle damage
Mechanical tension in terms of causing training adaptations:
What is it?
(Adaptations to strength training)
Referee to the loading of muscle and is proposed to disrupt skeletal muscle structures -> compromising the integrity of individual muscle fibres -> leading to cellular responses
Metabolic stress in terms of causing training adaptations:
What is it?
(Adaptations to strength training)
Local metabolic stress involves the accumulation of metabolic by-products
Muscle damage in terms of causing training adaptations:
What is it?
(Adaptations to strength training)
Leads to hypertrophic responses whereby the inflammatory response and upregulaton of protein synthesis -> resulting in greater muscle size
What neural adaptations occur in the first 8-20 wks of strength training?
(Adaptations to strength training)
Learn movement (motor learning) / neuromuscular inhibition
Motor unit recruitment
Firing rate
Coordination of motor unit
What did Ebola (1988) say about strength gains
Adaptations to strength training
Can be achieved without structural changes in the muscle but not without neural adaptations
In terms of Learning Movement (motor learning) / Neuromuscular Inhibition (neural adaptations)
How does it improve performance?
(Adaptations to strength training)
Increases activation of individual muscles
The coordination of groups of muscles
In terms of Motor Unit Recruitment (neural adaptations)
How does it improve performance?
(Adaptations to strength training)
Increases motor unit recruitment
Preferential recruitment of high threshold motor units
Lowering thresholds of motor unit recruitment
Above factors increase agonist activation and tension development
In terms of firing frequency (neural adaptations)
How does it improve performance?
(Adaptations to strength training)
Discharge frequency of motor neurons
Greater force / power production
Increase in number of doublet discharges
Increased recruitment and firing rate following training
In terms of synchronisation (neural adaptations)
How does it improve performance?
(Adaptations to strength training)
Enables smooth movement
Can synchronously activate multiple motor units
Increased force production (caused by co-activation of a range of muscles)
Simplify and co-ordinate complex movements
When is strength expression typically at its greatest?
Adaptations to strength training
More motor units are involved
Motor units are greater in size
Rate of firing is faster
Greater synchronisation of motor units
What are the muscular adaptations (physical changes) from strength training?
(Adaptations to strength training)
Hypertrophy CSA / pennation angle Increase in number: Hyperplasia? Hormones / growth factors Cellular enzymes
In terms of Hypertrophy (muscular adaptations)
How does it improve performance?
(Adaptations to strength training)
Increase in cross-sectional area of skeletal muscle fibres
This increases contractile material to increase force production
Preferentially hypertrophy of type 2 fibres occurs rapidly following strength training
Increase in myonuclei
What are satellite cells
Adaptations to strength training
A population of muscle-derived stem cells responsible for myofibrils development and renewal
How does resistance exercise training impact number of stem cells?
(Adaptations to strength training)
Increases the number after several days
The stopping of training is associated with what in terms of satellite cell activation
(Adaptations to strength training)
Termination of satellite cell activation
After heavy resistance exercise, what happens to protein synthesis?
(Adaptations to strength training)
It is increased for up to 48 hours
Similar with myofibrils protein synthesis (72h)
In terms of pennation / CSA (muscular adaptations)
How does it improve performance?
(Adaptations to strength training)
As angle of pennation increases -> increased packing of muscle fibres within the same ACSA (Slide. 27, lecture 16)
In terms of hyperplasia (muscular adaptations)
How does it improve performance?
(Adaptations to strength training)
Increased number of muscle fibres
Myogenesis
Increased CSA
In terms of growth factors / hormones (muscular adaptations)
How does it improve performance?
(Adaptations to strength training)
Stimulate release of growth factors
Change expression of the major muscle growth regulators -> enhance protein synthesis
In terms of cellular adaptations (muscular adaptation)
How does it improve performance?
(Adaptations to strength training)
Increased resting glycogen and PCr
What training is best to develop strength?
Volume
(Adaptations to strength training)
Schoenfeld et al., 2016
Concluded that higher volume training produces greater gains in muscle mass than lower volume training
Potentially linked to the prolonged metabolic stress
What training is best to develop strength?
Load
(Adaptations to strength training)
Proposed as a vital factor in maximising muscle hypertrophy
Emphasising both mechanical tension and metabolic stress simultaneously (70-85% 1RM) are traditionally recommended
What training is best to develop strength?
Frequency
(Adaptations to strength training)
Wernborn et al., 2007 showed that 2-3 sessions per week is optimal
High training frequency should be periodised strategically so that adequate recovery is provided between sessions
Concentric vs eccentric in strength training
Adaptations to strength training
Eccentric contractions more potent to induce hypertrophy than concentric
Recap questions
Adaptations to strength training
Slide 35, lecture 16
What are the structural and functional similarities between bones and tendons?
(Muscle tendon relationship)
Both are composites
Both are subjected to forces generated during joint movement and locomotion
Both exhibit mechanical behaviour and adaptable to functional loading they experience
Why are adaptations in connective tissue important for function?
(Muscle tendon relationship)
Connect different types of tissue Support Protection Resist stretching & tearing forces Mechanical framework (skeleton) Transfer of muscle forces Stability around the joint
Connective tissues form some of the resistance in muscle that allows what?
(Muscle tendon relationship)
Generation of higher levels of tension in the muscle
In order to optimise an athletes rehab, a resistance training programme must account for
(Muscle tendon relationship)
Type of injury
Stage of healing
The functional and architectural requirements for the muscle and tendon
The long-term goals for that patient
What must a rehab programme do in terms of a rehab programme?
(Muscle tendon relationship)
Appropriately stress musculature and also the muscle tendon junction and the tendon itself at the insertion point
What happens to the tendon in response to resistance training?
(Muscle tendon relationship)
Increased stiffness (good thing)
What does stiffness describe in the tendon?
Muscle tendon relationship
A mechanical property of the tendon
What is stiffness?
Muscle tendon relationship
The force required to stretch a tendon per a unit of distance
What can increased stiffness do?
Muscle tendon relationship
Impact the ability of the muscle to rapidly generate force (I think it improves)
How does a tendon adapt to a load?
Muscle tendon relationship
It becomes stiffer
Muscles get stronger, tendons get stiffer
What does a tendon attach?
Muscle tendon relationship
Muscle to bone
What is the primary role of a tendon?
Muscle tendon relationship
To transmit contractile forces to the skeleton to generate joint movement
What are tendons a part of?
Muscle tendon relationship
The musculotendinous unit
What is the make up of a tendon?
Muscle tendon relationship
30% collagen
2% elastin
68% water
Tenocytes
What is the blood supply and colour of tendons like?
Muscle tendon relationship
Avascular (poor blood supply)
Appear bright white
What is a tendon mainly comprised of?
Muscle tendon relationship
Type I collagen in an extracellular matrix
What is the musculotendinous unit/complex?
Muscle tendon relationship
Where the muscle and tendons meet together
What is an issue with a tendon if it is not stiff?
Muscle tendon relationship
Will move about in an uncontrollable manner which is negative to performance
What is external oscillating force?
Muscle tendon relationship
If tendon is very compliant then despite constant muscle length you would see oscillation in the tendon - hence movement of the joint = bad
To translate forces directly to the joint, what do you need?
Muscle tendon relationship
A stiff tendon
Stretching a tendon results in what? What happens when stretching is stopped?
(Muscle tendon relationship)
Results in elastic energy storage
This is returned once tensile load is removed
Can a tendon increase the number of fibres in that tendon through training?
(Muscle tendon relationship)
Yes, but not at the same rate as a muscle
Strength of a tendon is determined by collagen fibres:
Muscle tendon relationship
Number
Size
Thickness
Orientation
Why do lots of injuries occur in the tendon?
Muscle tendon relationship
The muscle can produce a great force which travels directly through the tendon which can cause damage
What is the musculotendinous complex/unit?
Muscle tendon relationship
Junctional area between the muscle and tendon
What happens to the musculotendinous complex during transmission of muscular contractor force to the tendon?
(Muscle tendon relationship)
Subjected to great mechanical stress
What is the Osteotendinous junction?
Muscle tendon relationship
Where tendon meets bone
A gradual transition from tendon to fibrocartilage to lamellar bone
What is the main cause of osteotendinous junction injuries?
Muscle tendon relationship
Overuse, eg. Tennis elbow
How does the tendon adapt to training?
Muscle tendon relationship
Increase in cross sectional area and strength
What are the specific changes in a tendon that contribute to an increase in CSA and strength
(Muscle tendon relationship)
Increase in collagen fibril diameter
Greater number of covalent cross links within a fibre of increased diameter
Increase in the number of collagen fibrils
Increase in the packing density of collagen fibrils
A greater force going down on the tendon results in what?
Muscle tendon relationship
A greater sprain back up as more energy is stored and thus released
What happens if force is placed on a tendon and is left for a while?
(Muscle tendon relationship)
It’s ability to recoil dissipates
What is the stretch shortening cycle?
Muscle tendon relationship
The ability to recoil and help enhance the muscular properties of a movement in an individual
What is a typical plyometric type movement?
Muscle tendon relationship
A box drop
What are the three phases of the SSC
Muscle tendon relationship
Preactivation
Stretch
Shortening
What are the two broader phases of the SSC
Muscle tendon relationship
Eccentric phase - muscle lengthening under tension
Concentric phase - muscle shortening
What does a stiffer tendon result in?
Muscle tendon relationship
More rapid transition from standing state to jumping state
What did Kubo (2007) and Abdelsattar (2018) show about tendon stiffness and performance?
(Muscle tendon relationship)
Increases tendon stiffness improves performance (less time in contact with ground measured by force plate)
How would stiff tendons be described?
Muscle tendon relationship
Only changes length by a small amount when a large force is applied
What is the opposite word for stiff tendons?
Muscle tendon relationship
Compliant
How would compliant tendons be described?
Muscle tendon relationship
Changes length substantially when the same amount of force is applied
Is high tendon stiffness always a good thing?
Muscle tendon relationship
No, depends on the sport and the sports demands
Stiffness may be good for sprinters but no marathon runners for example
What is the relationship between tendon stiffness, performance and health?
(Muscle tendon relationship)
Stiffness may be good for performance but not good for health and injury
Lecture 11, slide 23
What did McHugh et al (1999)’s study show with tendon stiffness
(Muscle tendon relationship)
People with stiff tendons showed lower isometric strength and higher subjective pain three days after completing an exercise than compliant/normal tendon stiffness
How can tendon stiffness be reduced?
Muscle tendon relationship
By passive and simple stretching without any load
Anicdote about eccentric stretches and Achilles strength
Muscle tendon relationship
Lecture 11, slide 25
What type of contractions are optimal for maintaining tendon health?
(Muscle tendon relationship)
Slow, lengthening contractions