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

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 1996

Authors

soares, jmc (Author) Other; mota, p (Author) Other; duarte, ja (Author) FADEUP; appell, hj (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Pediatric Exercise Science

Vol. 8

Pages: 361-367

ISSN: 0899-8493

Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers, Inc.

Indexing

ISI Web of Knowledge - 28 Citations

Scopus - 30 Citations

Scientific classification

FOS: Medical and Health sciences > Clinical medicine

Other information

Authenticus ID: 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.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 7