Research Article

Similar Inflammatory Adaptation in Women following 10 Weeks of Two Equalized Resistance Training with Different Muscle Action Duration

Table 1

The proposed training protocol and protocol that was actually performed in each group.

Training protocol
5C-1E1C-5E

Scheduled
 Intensity (%1RM)5050
 Concentric muscle action duration (s)51
 Eccentric muscle action duration (s)15
 Range of motion of the knee (°)7070
Actually performed
 Concentric muscle action duration (s)
 Eccentric muscle action duration (s)
 Range of motion of the knee (°)
 Total volume load (kg)

; % 1RM: percentual of performance of one maximum repetition test; 5C-1E: training protocol with 5 s concentric muscle action and 1 s of eccentric; 1C-5E: training protocol with 1 s concentric muscle action and 5 s of eccentric.