NCT01216774

The Role of Mechanical Stress and Muscle Fatigue in Strength Gains

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 36 (actual)
• Sponsor: Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 20 Years – 30 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the impact of different levels of mechanical stress and muscle fatigue in strength training conditions on muscle strength, muscle mass and inflammatory processes.

Conditions

• Strength Training
• Muscle Strength, Muscle Mass, Inflammatory Processes

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Strength training	Leg extension exercise: Experimental: 60 repetitions at 20-25% of 1RM, 10-12 repetitions at 40% of 1RM Active Comparator: 10-12 repetitions at 80% of 1RM Placebo Comparator: 10-12 repetitions at 40% of 1RM

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-09-01
• Primary completion: 2010-12-01
• First posted: 2010-10-07
• Last updated: 2012-06-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Belgium