Why the study?
Do repeated bouts of eccentric exercise exacerbate muscle damage compared to a single bout?
Population
Subjects performing eccentric exercise of the elbow flexors (sample size and demographics not stated)
Comparison
Repeated bouts of eccentric exercise performed 2… vs Single bout of the same eccentric exercise…
Design
Other
Follow-up
Several days post-exercise
Authors
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Repeated bouts may not exacerbate eccentric muscle damage; leaves open confirmation in clinical populations or varied protocols.
Do repeated bouts of eccentric exercise exacerbate muscle damage compared to a single bout?
Performing repeated bouts of eccentric exercise shortly after an initial damaging bout does not exacerbate muscle damage or impair the recovery process.
Nosaka et al. (2002) studied this question.
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