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16636520

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-4-25
pubmed:abstractText
Weight training (WT) is the most common method of maintaining and increasing muscle strength. WT, however, is not always useful as it requires the external resistance and stabilization. We have developed a "hybrid training" (HYB) approach that avoids these problems by using electrically stimulated muscles to provide resistance to the motion of a muscle undergoing training. Here we report the efficacy of HYB compared with conventional WT for increasing the muscle strength around the knee at both slow and fast joint speeds (at 30 and 180 degrees /sec). Two matched groups, each of 8 healthy men aged 22 years, exercised 3 times/week for six weeks. Both groups showed significantly increased strength in concentric torque at 30 degrees /sec (HYB +28%, WT +33%) and at 180 degrees /sec (HYB +33%, WT +38%), and also in eccentric torque at 30 degrees /sec (HYB +25%, WT +24%) and at 180 degrees /sec (HYB +19%, WT +30%) (p < 0.001). HYB is comparable with WT exercising with the exception of high-speed contractions, while HYB has a clear advantage in not needing external resistance equipment or stabilization. HYB is therefore considered a useful approach for strengthening muscles when a person is restricted to bed rest or during space flight.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0040-8727
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
209
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
33-40
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Improvement in knee extension strength through training by means of combined electrical stimulation and voluntary muscle contraction.
pubmed:affiliation
Rehabilitation Center, Kurume University, 67 Asahi-machi, Kurume City, Fukuoka 830-0011, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't