Acute Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Combined with High-Load Resistance Exercises on Repetitive Vertical Jump Performance and EEG Characteristics in Healthy Men
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Human Ethics and Consent to Participate Declarations
2.3. Experimental Design
2.4. Intervention
2.4.1. Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
2.4.2. Lower Extremity High-Load Resistance Training
2.4.3. Outcome Measurement Tools
2.4.4. Electroencephalography
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Outcome Measures
3.1.1. Repeat Vertical Jumps
Contact Time (CT)
Flight Time (FT)
Jump Height (JH)
Reactive Strength Index (RSI)
Peak Power Output (PPO)
3.1.2. Electroencephalogram Characteristics Percentage of α-Wave EEG Power
3.1.3. Percentage of β-Wave EEG Power
4. Discussion
4.1. Effects of Different Interventions on Repetition Vertical Jump
4.2. Physiological Rationale behind Improved Performance
4.3. Cognitive Functions and Brain Synergy
5. Conclusions
5.1. Limitations and Future Directions
5.2. Future Applications
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
1RM | One Repetition Maximum |
5-RVT | Repeat the Vertical Jump 5 Times |
C3,4 | Central Region 3,4 |
CON | Control Condition |
CT | Contact Time |
EEG | Electroencephalographic |
F7,8 | Frontal Electrode 7,8 |
Fp1,2 | Frontal Lobe 1,2 |
FT | Flight Time |
H | Height |
NSCA | National Strength and Conditioning Association |
O1,2 | Occipital Lobe Region 1,2 |
P3,4 | Parietal Region 3,4 |
PPO | Peak Power Output |
RSI | Reaction Force Index |
HRT | High-load Resistance Training |
T4,7 | Temporal Lobe Region 4,7 |
tDCS | Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation |
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Number of Participants (n) | Age (yr) | Height (cm) | Body Weight (kg) | 1RM Back squat/kg |
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29 | 21.8 ± 2.13 | 178.1 ± 6.15 | 77.1 ± 7.70 | 2.15 ± 0.20 |
CON | tDCS | HRT | tDCS + HRT | |
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CT (s) | 0.5 ± 0.03 ▲ | 0.4 ± 0.13 *▲ | 0.4 ± 0.32 ▲ | 0.3 ± 0.24 * |
FT (s) | 0.5 ± 0.04 | 0.5 ± 0.02 | 0.5 ± 0.03 | 0.5 ± 0.05 |
JH (cm) | 36.5 ± 3.04 ▲ | 39.6 ± 3.19 *▲ | 40.1 ± 3.03 *▲ | 42.7 ± 3.01 * |
RSI | 2.0 ± 0.07 | 2.2 ± 0.07 | 2.3 ± 0.05 | 2.4 ± 0.03 |
PPO (w/kg) | 41.5 ± 4.01 | 45.0 ± 3.36 * | 41.6 ± 3.57 | 45.8 ± 3.53 * |
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Zhou, Y.; Zhai, H.; Wei, H. Acute Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Combined with High-Load Resistance Exercises on Repetitive Vertical Jump Performance and EEG Characteristics in Healthy Men. Life 2024, 14, 1106. https://doi.org/10.3390/life14091106
Zhou Y, Zhai H, Wei H. Acute Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Combined with High-Load Resistance Exercises on Repetitive Vertical Jump Performance and EEG Characteristics in Healthy Men. Life. 2024; 14(9):1106. https://doi.org/10.3390/life14091106
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhou, Yuping, Haiting Zhai, and Hongwen Wei. 2024. "Acute Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Combined with High-Load Resistance Exercises on Repetitive Vertical Jump Performance and EEG Characteristics in Healthy Men" Life 14, no. 9: 1106. https://doi.org/10.3390/life14091106