Does a mental training session induce neuromuscular fatigue?

Date publication

octobre 2014

Journal

Medicine and science in sports and exercise

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr LEPERS Romuald , Pr PAPAXANTHIS Charalambos

Tous les auteurs :
Rozand V, Lebon F, Papaxanthis C, Lepers R

Lien Pubmed

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24598697

Résumé

Mental training, as physical training, enhances muscle strength. Whereas the repetition of maximal voluntary contractions (MVC) induces neuromuscular fatigue, the effect of maximal imagined contractions (MIC) on neuromuscular fatigue remains unknown. Here, we investigated neuromuscular alterations after a mental training session including MIC, a physical training session including MVC, and a combined training session including both MIC and MVC of the elbow flexor muscles.

Mots clés

Adult, Elbow, physiology, Electric Stimulation, Exercise, physiology, Humans, Male, Mental Processes, physiology, Muscle Contraction, Muscle Fatigue, physiology, Pyramidal Tracts, physiology, Young Adult

Référence

Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2014 Oct;46(10):1981-9