Acute Effects of Intermittent Foot Cooling on 1 RM Leg Press Strength in Resistance-Trained Men: A Pilot Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Participants
2.3. Intervention
2.4. Outcome Measures
2.4.1. RM Test
2.4.2. Sole Skin Temperature
2.4.3. Felt Arousal Scale
2.4.4. Electromyography Signal Analysis
2.4.5. Rating of Perceived Exertion
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Primary Outcome
1 RM Leg Press Strength
3.2. Secondary Outcomes
3.2.1. Sole Skin Temperature
3.2.2. Arousal Score
3.2.3. Electromyography
3.2.4. RPE Score
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Variables\Conditions | FC | NC | t | p |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 RM (kg) | 195.9 ± 45 | 182.3 41.9 | 5.158 | <0.001 |
EMG | ||||
VL (μV) | 313.2 ± 111.1 | 255.5 ± 74.7 | 2.63 * | 0.0135 |
BF (μV) | 81.8 ± 22.2 | 71.1 ± 26.2 | 1.107 | 0.149 |
GS (μV) | 88.8 ± 33.4 | 73.8 ± 28.1 | 1.874 * | 0.047 |
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Wu, C.-M.; Lee, M.-H.; Wang, W.-Y.; Cai, Z.-Y. Acute Effects of Intermittent Foot Cooling on 1 RM Leg Press Strength in Resistance-Trained Men: A Pilot Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 9594. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18189594
Wu C-M, Lee M-H, Wang W-Y, Cai Z-Y. Acute Effects of Intermittent Foot Cooling on 1 RM Leg Press Strength in Resistance-Trained Men: A Pilot Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(18):9594. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18189594
Chicago/Turabian StyleWu, Chih-Min, Mei-Hsien Lee, Wen-Yi Wang, and Zong-Yan Cai. 2021. "Acute Effects of Intermittent Foot Cooling on 1 RM Leg Press Strength in Resistance-Trained Men: A Pilot Study" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 18: 9594. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18189594