The relationship between mechanical stiffness and athletic performance markers in sub-elite footballers

This study investigated the relationship between several measures of lower-body stiffness and physical performance variables in 22 sub-elite male football players (mean ± SD; 21.9 ± 1.5 yr; 1.79 ± 0.06 m; 72.2 ± 7.2 kg). The participants were assessed for individual muscle stiffness of the Rectus Femoris (RF), Biceps Femoris (BF) and Medial Gastrocnemius (MG) muscles and vertical stiffness (Kvert) was also assessed assessed running acceleration, maximal sprint speed, agility, vertical jumping and muscular strength. Pearson’s correlations quantified the relationships and participants were also separated into relatively stiff (SG) and compliant groups (CG) for each variable. When ranked by Kvert the SG exhibited superior performance during sprinting, agility, jumping and strength (p ≤ 0.05) and when ranked by RF stiffness, SG exhibited superior sprint, agility and drop jump performance (p ≤ 0.05), while MG and BF stiffness were not related to performance. Higher stiffness appears to be beneficial to athletic performance for football players and therefore it may be beneficial for practitioners working with athletes that are required to perform dynamic activities to consider the contribution of stiffness to athletic performance.     

振荡调整手法对青少年运动员腰椎小关节紊乱的疗效观察

目的：观察振荡调整手法对青少年运动员腰椎小关节紊乱的影响。方法：96例诊断为“腰椎小关节紊乱”的青少年运动员随机分为手法组49例、对照组47例。手法组以松解手法配合振荡调整手法治疗,对照组以超短波电疗治疗,手法组每次10 min,对照组每次30 min,两组均每周治疗5次,测定全部受试者在治疗前、治疗2次、治疗3次、治疗5次,4个时间点的视觉模拟量表（VAS评分）、腰腹部肌张力值变化。结果：手法组治疗3次后VAS评分优于对照组,手法组治疗5次后,双侧竖脊肌及患侧腋中线/髂嵴与肋弓连线中点的肌张力值改善程度优于对照组;对侧腋中线/髂嵴与肋弓连线中点肌张力的改善程度无显著差异。结论：振荡调整手法能有效缓解青少年运动员腰椎小关节紊乱症状。     

Effects of plyometric vs. resistance training on skeletal muscle hypertrophy: A review

ObjectiveIn this review, we critically evaluate studies directly comparing the effects of plyometric vs. resistance training on skeletal muscle hypertrophy.MethodsWe conducted electronic searches of PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, SPORTDiscus, and Web of Science to find studies that explored the effects of plyometric vs. resistance training on muscle hypertrophy.ResultsEight relevant studies were included in the review. Six studies compared the effects of plyometric vs. resistance training on muscle hypertrophy, while 2 studies explored the effects of combining plyometric and resistance training vs. isolated resistance training on acute anabolic signaling or muscle hypertrophy. Based on the results of these studies, we conclude that plyometric and resistance training may produce similar effects on whole muscle hypertrophy for the muscle groups of the lower extremities. Therefore, it seems that plyometric training has a greater potential for inducing increases in muscle size than previously thought. Despite the findings observed at the whole muscle level, the evidence for the effects of plyometric training on hypertrophy on the muscle fiber level is currently limited for drawing inferences. Compared to isolated resistance training, combining plyometric and resistance exercise does not seem to produce additive effects on anabolic signaling or muscle growth; however, this area requires future study. The limitations of the current body of evidence are that the findings are specific to (a) musculature of the lower extremities, (b) short-term training interventions that lasted up to 12 weeks, and (c) previously untrained or recreationally active participants.ConclusionThis review highlights that plyometric and resistance training interventions may produce similar effects on whole muscle hypertrophy, at least for the muscle groups of the lower extremities, in untrained and recreationally trained individuals, and over short-term (i.e., ≤12 weeks) intervention periods.     

乙醇对烷基苯磺酸盐Gemini表面活性剂Ia水溶液性质的影响

采用TX-500型旋转滴界面张力仪和CHI900电化学工作站进行测试,研究了乙醇对烷基苯磺酸盐Gemini表面活性剂Ia水溶液性质的影响。结果发现：乙醇的加入可以使溶液体系中Ia的临界胶束浓度增大,溶液的界面张力值和Ia的胶束扩散系数降低。原因可能是因为乙醇的两亲结构可以使其通过疏水效应插入到表面活性剂之间,减小Ia分子间的距离,使Ia分子更好地分散在溶液中,更加紧密、有规律地排列在界面上,最终降低溶液体系的界面张力;但乙醇的存在对于Ia分子的聚合是不利的,不利于Ia胶束的形成,所以乙醇的加入使Ia分子的临界胶束浓度增大,Ia分子胶束尺寸变大,从而表现出较小的胶束扩散系数。     

Systematic reduction of leg muscle activity throughout a standard assessment of running footwear

Purpose:This study aimed to investigate whether there is a systematic change of leg muscle activity,as quantified by surface electromyography(EMG),throughout a standard running footwear assessment protocol at a predetermined running speed.Methods:Thirty-one physically active adults(15 females and 16 males) completed 5 testing rounds consisting of overground running trials at a speed of 3.5 m/s.The level of muscle activity from 6 major leg muscles was recorded using surface EMG.The variables asse...