Increased spinal excitability does not offset central activation failure |
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Authors: | J M Kalmar C Del Balso E Cafarelli |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Biology, Rm 346 Bethune College, York University, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, ON, Canada, M3J 1P3;(2) School of Kinesiology and Health Science, Rm 346 Bethune College, York University, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, ON, Canada, M3J 1P3 |
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Abstract: | We hypothesized that if reduced spinal excitability contributes to central activation failure, then a caffeine-induced increase in spinal excitability would enhance postfatigue maximal voluntary activation and maximal voluntary contraction (MVC). Ten male volunteer subjects attended two laboratory sessions separated by at least 1 week. Contractile and electrical properties were assessed before, and 1 h after oral administration of caffeine (6 mg/kg) or placebo (all-purpose flour), and again following a fatigue protocol. The slope of the H reflex recruitment curve, normalized to that of the M wave (H
slp/M
slp), was used to estimate spinal excitability. Maximal voluntary activation was assessed using maximal EMG (EMGmax) and twitch interpolation. Postfatigue, MVC torque declined (P<0.05) to 75.2±12.7 and 70.2±9.3% of the prefatigue values in the placebo (PL) and caffeine (CF) trials, respectively, and remained depressed throughout the recovery period. This was accompanied by a decline in % activation (P<0.05) from 99.6±0.3% (PL) and 99.8±0.3% (CF) to 94.8±3.5% (PL) and 95.3±5.0% (CF), indicating the presence of central activation failure. Caffeine offset the decline in H
slp/M
slp observed in the placebo trial (P<0.05), but it did not prevent the decline in maximal voluntary activation or MVC torque. Furthermore, although the decline in spinal excitability was correlated to the decline in EMGmax (r=0.55, P<0.05) it was not correlated with the decline in % activation or MVC torque. Thus a fatigue-induced decline in spinal excitability did not limit maximal activation.This study was supported by a Reebok Research Grant on Human Performance and Injury Prevention from the American College of Sports Medicine Foundation and a NSERC PGS-B scholarship to J. Kalmar as well as NSERC grant A-6655 to E. Cafarelli. |
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Keywords: | H reflex Central fatigue Caffeine Soleus |
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