Electromyographic responses during isometric contraction in post-activation potential protocol

Post-activation potentiation (PAP) has recently emerged as a pivotal phenomenon representing an acute enhancement in performance by significantly increasing muscle strength. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of PAP on the median and peak values of vastus lateralis, vastus medialis,...

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Main Authors: Hacı Ahmet Taşpınar, Muhammet Emirhan Çelik, Necdet Apaydın, Hasan Sözen, Gökhan İpekoğlu, Tuğba Çetin
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Published: Turkish Journal of Kinesiology 2024-09-01
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author Hacı Ahmet Taşpınar
Muhammet Emirhan Çelik
Necdet Apaydın
Hasan Sözen
Gökhan İpekoğlu
Tuğba Çetin
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Necdet Apaydın
Hasan Sözen
Gökhan İpekoğlu
Tuğba Çetin
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description Post-activation potentiation (PAP) has recently emerged as a pivotal phenomenon representing an acute enhancement in performance by significantly increasing muscle strength. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of PAP on the median and peak values of vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, and rectus femoris muscles during isometric muscle contraction using electromyography (EMG). The study involved 14 male amateur soccer players whose one-repetition maximum (1RM) values were determined in the initial session. A crossover design was employed, implementing both a PAP protocol consisting of one set of three repetitions at 85% of 1RM and a Non-PAP protocol consisting only of warm-up exercises. The median and peak values of maximal voluntary contraction (MVC) between groups (Non-PAP and Back-squat) were compared, employing the Mann-Whitney U test for intergroup comparisons. The results indicated no statistically significant differences in the median and peak values of the vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, and rectus femoris muscles between the Non-PAP and Back-squat groups. However, upon closer examination, it was observed that the median and peak EMG responses of the PAP group were higher compared to the Non-PAP group. These findings suggest that while PAP may not produce statistically significant changes in muscle activation in a small sample, there may still be a practical increase in muscle response following PAP, highlighting its potential benefit in enhancing performance.
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spelling doaj-art-4764045f9e484b22b63f4b935df4c7e92025-01-24T12:40:02ZengTurkish Journal of KinesiologyTurkish Journal of Kinesiology2459-01342024-09-0110318319010.31459/turkjkin.1501419649Electromyographic responses during isometric contraction in post-activation potential protocolHacı Ahmet Taşpınar0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5869-8075Muhammet Emirhan Çelik1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9419-4242Necdet Apaydın2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8930-3205Hasan Sözen3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9947-6214Gökhan İpekoğlu4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8530-0031Tuğba Çetin5https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6117-8329Ordu UniversityOrdu UniversityOrdu UniversityOrdu UniversityOrdu UniversityKarabuk UniversityPost-activation potentiation (PAP) has recently emerged as a pivotal phenomenon representing an acute enhancement in performance by significantly increasing muscle strength. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of PAP on the median and peak values of vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, and rectus femoris muscles during isometric muscle contraction using electromyography (EMG). The study involved 14 male amateur soccer players whose one-repetition maximum (1RM) values were determined in the initial session. A crossover design was employed, implementing both a PAP protocol consisting of one set of three repetitions at 85% of 1RM and a Non-PAP protocol consisting only of warm-up exercises. The median and peak values of maximal voluntary contraction (MVC) between groups (Non-PAP and Back-squat) were compared, employing the Mann-Whitney U test for intergroup comparisons. The results indicated no statistically significant differences in the median and peak values of the vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, and rectus femoris muscles between the Non-PAP and Back-squat groups. However, upon closer examination, it was observed that the median and peak EMG responses of the PAP group were higher compared to the Non-PAP group. These findings suggest that while PAP may not produce statistically significant changes in muscle activation in a small sample, there may still be a practical increase in muscle response following PAP, highlighting its potential benefit in enhancing performance.https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/4006600back-squatelectromyographypost-activation potentiationpap
spellingShingle Hacı Ahmet Taşpınar
Muhammet Emirhan Çelik
Necdet Apaydın
Hasan Sözen
Gökhan İpekoğlu
Tuğba Çetin
Electromyographic responses during isometric contraction in post-activation potential protocol
Turkish Journal of Kinesiology
back-squat
electromyography
post-activation potentiation
pap
title Electromyographic responses during isometric contraction in post-activation potential protocol
title_full Electromyographic responses during isometric contraction in post-activation potential protocol
title_fullStr Electromyographic responses during isometric contraction in post-activation potential protocol
title_full_unstemmed Electromyographic responses during isometric contraction in post-activation potential protocol
title_short Electromyographic responses during isometric contraction in post-activation potential protocol
title_sort electromyographic responses during isometric contraction in post activation potential protocol
topic back-squat
electromyography
post-activation potentiation
pap
url https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/4006600
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