Children are less susceptible to exercise-induced muscle damage than adults: A preliminary investigation

• Tipo: Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 1996

Autores

soares, jmc (Autor) Outra; mota, p (Autor) Outra; duarte, ja (Autor) FADEUP; appell, hj (Autor) Outra

Revista

Título: Pediatric Exercise Science

Vol. 8

Páginas: 361-367

ISSN: 0899-8493

Editora: Human Kinetics Publishers, Inc.

Indexação

ISI Web of Knowledge - 28 Citações

Scopus - 30 Citações

Classificação Científica

FOS: Ciências médicas e da saúde > Medicina clínica

Outras Informações

ID Authenticus: P-001-DG1

DOI: 10.1123/pes.8.4.361

Abstract (EN): The aim of the present study was to investigate whether children showed similar signs of muscle overuse like adults after intense exercise. One child group (n = 10) and one adult group (n = 10) of males both had to perform five series of bench press exercises at an intensity of 80% of maximum strength until exhaustion. Maximum isometric strength, subjective perception of muscle pain, was measured before, immediately after, 48 hr, 72 hr, and 1 week after the exercise. Serum creatine kinase (CK) activity was measured before, 48 hr, 72 hr, and 1 week after the exercise. The adults showed all symptoms of muscle overuse: reduced strength, muscle pain, and elevated CK activities until 3 days after the exercise. In contrast, the children experienced only some light muscle pain, but neither showed reduced strength nor elevated CK activities. It is concluded that children's muscles can easier withstand physical stress than adult muscles.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 7