Sex influence on muscle synergies in a ballistic force-velocity test during the delayed recovery phase after a graded endurance run
Robin Macchi, Alessandro Santuz, Arnaud Hays, Fabrice Vercruyssen, Adamantios Arampatzis, Avner Bar‐Hen, Caroline Nicol
Abstract
max (p < 0.01) at D2 compared to PRE. Vastus medialis activity was reduced for both men and women up to D4, but only male synergies were impacted at D2: the center of activity of the first and second synergies was reached later. This study suggests that women could recover earlier in a dynamic multi-joint task and that sex-specific organization of muscle synergies may have contributed to their different recovery times after such a race.
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Test (biology)Phase (matter)Physical medicine and rehabilitationBiomechanicsMaterials scienceMechanicsPhysicsMedicineAnatomyBiologyPaleontologyQuantum mechanicsSports Performance and TrainingMuscle activation and electromyography studiesSports injuries and prevention