Repeatability and Specificity of Eccentric Force Output and the Implications for Eccentric Training Load Prescription

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research
Mellissa HardenGlyn Howatson

Abstract

Harden, M, Wolf, A, Haff, GG, Hicks, KM, and Howatson, G. Repeatability and specificity of eccentric force output and the implications for eccentric training load prescription. J Strength Cond Res 33(3): 676-683, 2019-Prescribing supramaximal eccentric (ECC) loads based on repetition maximum, isometric (ISO), or concentric-only (CON) strength overlooks the possibility that individuals have a different tolerance for ECC exercise. To inform the prescription of ECC training regimes, this study implemented a test battery that included maximal accentuated-eccentric (ECC+), traditional coupled eccentric-concentric (TRAD), and 2 ISO conditions (90 and 120° knee-joint angle [ISO90 and ISO120, respectively]). The study aimed to determine the repeatability and specificity of ECC+ force output and assess the methodological accuracy when using nonspecific measures of strength to prescribe ECC+ training loads. Results show that the test battery was repeatable (p > 0.05, intraclass correlation coefficient >0.95, coefficient of variation: <5.8%) and force output was specific to each task; ECC+ (4,034 ± 592 N) was higher (p < 0.001) than ISO90 (3,122 ± 579 N) and TRAD (3,574 ± 581 N), but less (p < 0.001) than ISO120 (6,285 ± 1,546 N). Althoug...Continue Reading

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