Neuromuscular responses of the superficial quadriceps femoris muscles: Muscle specific fatigue and inter-individual variability during severe intensity treadmill running

Haley C. Bergstrom; Terry J. Housh; Taylor K. Dinyer; M. Travis Byrd; Nathaniel D.M. Jenkins; Kristen C. Cochrane-Snyman; Pasquale J. Succi; Richard J. Schmidt; Glen O. Johnson; Jorge M. Zuniga

Neuromuscular responses of the superficial quadriceps femoris muscles: Muscle specific fatigue and inter-individual variability during severe intensity treadmill running

Haley C. Bergstrom, Terry J. Housh, Taylor K. Dinyer, M. Travis Byrd, Nathaniel D.M. Jenkins, Kristen C. Cochrane-Snyman, Pasquale J. Succi, Richard J. Schmidt, Glen O. Johnson, Jorge M. Zuniga

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Objectives: This study examined the time course of changes and patterns of responses in electromyographic amplitude (EMG AMP) and EMG mean power frequency (MPF) for the superficial quadriceps muscles during exhaustive treadmill runs within the severe exercise intensity zones (SIZ₁ and SIZ₂). Methods: The EMG signals for the vastus lateralis (VL), rectus femoris (RF), and vastus medialis (VM) as well as times to exhaustion (T_lim) were recorded in ten runners during two exhaustive treadmill runs (SIZ₁ and SIZ₂). The composite and individual responses were compared among muscles and between intensities. Results: The composite patterns of responses in EMG AMP (linear, quadratic, and cubic increases; r² /R² =0.684–0.848) and EMG MPF (linear, quadratic, and cubic decreases; r² /R² =0.648 – 0.852) for the VL and RF were consistent with neuromuscular fatigue in both zones, but those for the VM were not (quadratic, cubic, and non-significant relationships with responses near baseline). The RF tended to demonstrate greater fatigue (EMG MPF decreased from 80–100% T_lim). There was large inter-individual variability (only 10–60% of responses consistent with composite) in response to fatiguing treadmill running. Conclusions: The current findings support the examination and characterization of neuromuscular fatigue on an intensity, muscle, and subject-by-subject basis.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	77-87
Number of pages	11
Journal	Journal of Musculoskeletal Neuronal Interactions
Volume	20
Issue number	1
State	Published - Mar 2020

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Dr. Nathaniel Jenkins reports grants from the American Heart Association, National Strength and Conditioning Association Foundation, and from the Center for Integrative Research on Childhood Adversity under NIGMS Award Number P20GM109097, personal fees from serving as a book reviewer for Human Kinetics, and honorarium from the National Strength and Conditioning Association as a speaker at the 2019 Annual Meeting; all outside of the submitted work. The remaining authors have nothing to disclose. HCB was a substantial contributor to data acquisition, analysis, and interpretation, and drafting the manuscript, was the primary author, and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data analysis. TKD, MTB, and PJS helped carry out data analysis and interpretation. KCS and NDMJ helped with data acquisition, analysis, and interpretation of the data. TJH, RJS, and GOJ were substantial contributors to the conception and design of the work and data analysis and interpretation. All authors contributed to revising the work and approved the final submission of this manuscript. There were no sources of external funding for this work. Dr. Nathaniel Jenkins reports grants from the American Heart Association, National Strength and Conditioning Association Foundation, and from the Center for Integrative Research on Childhood Adversity under NIGMS Award Number P20GM109097, personal fees from serving as a book reviewer for Human Kinetics, and honorarium from the National Strength and Conditioning Association as a speaker at the 2019 Annual Meeting; all outside of the submitted work. The remaining authors have nothing to disclose.

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Center for Integrative Research on Childhood Adversity
National Strength and Conditioning Association
National Strength and Conditioning Association Foundation
National Institute of General Medical Sciences	P20GM109097
American Heart Association
National Strength and Conditioning Association

Keywords

Critical Velocity
Individual Responses
Neuromuscular Fatigue
Superficial Quadriceps
Treadmill Running

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Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Physiology
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

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Bergstrom, H. C., Housh, T. J., Dinyer, T. K., Byrd, M. T., Jenkins, N. D. M., Cochrane-Snyman, K. C., Succi, P. J., Schmidt, R. J., Johnson, G. O., & Zuniga, J. M. (2020). Neuromuscular responses of the superficial quadriceps femoris muscles: Muscle specific fatigue and inter-individual variability during severe intensity treadmill running. Journal of Musculoskeletal Neuronal Interactions, 20(1), 77-87.

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Neuromuscular responses of the superficial quadriceps femoris muscles: Muscle specific fatigue and inter-individual variability during severe intensity treadmill running. / Bergstrom, Haley C.; Housh, Terry J.; Dinyer, Taylor K. et al.
In: Journal of Musculoskeletal Neuronal Interactions, Vol. 20, No. 1, 03.2020, p. 77-87.

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