Adaptation to Damaging Dance and Repeated-Sprint Activity in Women

Brown, Meghan A ORCID: 0000-0003-3260-977X, Howatson, Glyn, Keane, Karen M. and Stevenson, Emma J. (2016) Adaptation to Damaging Dance and Repeated-Sprint Activity in Women. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 30 (9). pp. 2574-2581. doi:10.1519/JSC.0000000000001346

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Abstract

The repeated bout effect (RBE) refers to the prophylactic effect from damaging exercise following a single prior bout of exercise. There is a paucity of data examining the RBE in females, and investigations employing exercise paradigms beyond isolated eccentric contractions are scarce. In light of the limited literature, this investigation aimed to determine whether two different sport-specific exercise bouts would elicit a RBE in females. Twenty-one female dancers (19 +/- 1 years) completed either a dance-specific protocol (n=10) or sport-specific repeated sprint protocol (n=11). Muscle soreness (DOMS), limb girths, creatine kinase (CK), countermovement jump height, reactive strength index, maximal voluntary contraction and 30 m sprint time were recorded pre, 0, 24, 48, and 72 h post-exercise. An identical exercise bout was conducted approximately four weeks following the initial bout, during which time the subjects maintained habitual training and dietary behaviours. DOMS and 30 m sprint time decreased following a second bout of both activities (P = 0.003; [eta]p2 = 0.38 and P = 0.008; [eta]p2 = 0.31 respectively). Circulating CK was also lower at 24, 48 and 72 h following the second bout, independent of group (P = 0.010; [eta]p2 = 0.23). Compared to the repeated sprint protocol, the magnitude of change in DOMS was greater following a subsequent bout of the dance protocol (P = 0.010; [eta]p2 = 0.19). These data are the first to demonstrate that dance and repeated sprint activity resulting in muscle damage in females confers a protective effect against muscle damage following a subsequent bout.

Item Type:	Article
Article Type:	Article
Additional Information:	This is a non-final version of an article published in final form in Brown, Meghan A. and Howatson, Glyn and Keane, Karen M. and Stevenson, Emma J. (2016) Adaptation to Damaging Dance and Repeated-Sprint Activity in Women. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 30 (9). pp. 2574-2581.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Recovery, Exercise-induced muscle damage, Repeated bout effect
Subjects:	R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine > RA773 Personal health and hygiene including clothing, bathing, exercise, travel, nutrition, sleep, sex hygiene R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC1200 Sports Medicine
Divisions:	Schools and Research Institutes > School of Education and Science
Research Priority Areas:	Health, Life Sciences, Sport and Wellbeing
Depositing User:	Susan Turner
Date Deposited:	16 Sep 2016 09:54
Last Modified:	31 Aug 2023 09:09
URI:	https://eprints.glos.ac.uk/id/eprint/3933

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