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A Novel Eccentric Resistance Training Strategy to Maximize Exercise Induced Muscle Damage in Young Adults
Led by New York Institute of Technology · Updated on 2025-05-28
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Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
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What this Trial Is About
This research aims to compare a new method of weight training with typical weight training to see if it causes more exercise-induced muscle damage, which may help build bigger muscles. It also explores how muscle soreness affects daily activities in young adults aged 18 to 35 who have prior resistance training experience. The study is conducted by the New York Institute of Technology and involves healthy volunteers. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups: fast eccentric resistance training or slow eccentric resistance training. The study includes three lab sessions, each lasting 45 minutes. Sessions involve warm-up treadmill walking, maximal voluntary contraction tests on the chest press, and sets of eccentric (lowering) bench press exercises at 75% of maximum effort. After sessions two and three, participants rate muscle soreness for three days and answer questions about how the soreness affects their activities. During participation, individuals complete demographic questionnaires, muscle soreness self-assessments, and strength testing. The primary outcomes measured are muscle soreness over three days following training and changes in maximal voluntary isometric contraction before and immediately after interventions. Follow-up is conducted via two email questionnaires after sessions two and three. The total commitment includes three lab visits plus follow-up assessments. Safety is monitored by excluding those with injuries or cardiovascular issues that would prevent pain-free training.
CONDITIONS
Brief Title
Comparing Two Eccentric Protocols on Muscle Damage
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Ages 18 to 35 years
- Completed at least three months of resistance training within the past five years
- Healthy young adults willing to participate in resistance training sessions
You will not qualify if you...
- Currently perform chest press resistance training at least once per week
- Have musculoskeletal injuries in shoulder, elbow, or wrist that prevent pain-free resistance training
- Have uncontrolled cardiovascular complications
- Are pregnant or may become pregnant within the next 2 months
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Your Study Journey
Duration - 2 to 4 weeks
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial.
1 visit (in-person)
Duration - Three sessions over several weeks
Participants complete three in-person sessions involving eccentric resistance training, muscle soreness assessments, and maximal voluntary contraction tests.
3 visits (in-person)
Duration - Up to 6 days following Sessions 2 and 3
Participants complete two email questionnaires rating muscle soreness for three days following Sessions 2 and 3 and answer open-ended questions about their perceptions of muscle soreness.
2 email follow-ups
Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
NYIT
Old Westbury, New York, United States, 11568
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Research Team
A
Amerigo Rossi, Ed.D
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
CROSSOVER
Primary Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Number of Arms
2
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