Key result
Athletes demonstrated higher hand performance and distinct EEG fatigue symptoms (slow-wave theta and alpha activity) compared to non-athletes during local exercise.
Why the study?
The study aimed to identify functional features of hand muscles under local exercise to fatigue in acyclic sports.
Does local exercise to fatigue reveal differences in hand performance and EEG fatigue symptoms between athletes and non-athletes aged 17-22 years?
Observational
Does local exercise to fatigue reveal differences in hand performance and EEG fatigue symptoms between athletes and non-athletes aged 17-22 years?
Local exercise to fatigue highlights differences in hand performance and EEG fatigue symptoms between athletes and non-athletes, supporting its use for assessing physical fitness.
Local exercise to fatigue may distinguish athletes via performance and EEG; hypothesis-generating for fitness assessment and needs prospective validation.
The paper aims to identify functional features of hand muscles under local exercise to fatigue in acyclic sports. Materials and methods. University students from acyclic sports, where the largest load is distributed between the extremities, abdominal and back muscles, participated in the experiment.The control group involved non-athletes of the same age and gender. The subjects were tested on a finger ergograph or hand dynamometer (lifting an average weight to fatigue or holding a weight of 1/3 of submaximal at a given height). EEG data were recorded and work capacity was calculated under exercise. The results of the study showed that hand performance in athletes was higher than that of non-athletes. EEG differences were found in terms of fatigue symptoms, especially in slow-wave theta and alpha activity. The conclusionwas drawn on the use of local exercise for a comprehensive assessment of physical fitness.
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Popova et al. (2021) reported an observational. Athletic status (acyclic sports) vs. Non-athletes of the same age and gender was evaluated on Hand performance and EEG fatigue symptoms (slow-wave theta and alpha activity). Athletes demonstrated higher hand performance and distinct EEG fatigue symptoms (slow-wave theta and alpha activity) compared to non-athletes during local exercise.
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