Rehabilitation.
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Age in the range of 20-35 Being sedentary (no history of regular exercise during the past 3 months) No history of professional sport during the lifetime
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Any musculoskeletal disorder prohibiting the use of a treadmill or weight Consuming any drug or supplements Previous history of injury to Quadriceps femoris or Hamstring muscles
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Level of the blood lactate. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study 3 days before the intervention and in the second session 20 minutes after the intervention. Method of measurement: Lactometer brand ECF (made in Italy) and brand Sensal No 74 lactometer kit (made in China), using a fingertip blood sample. The blood sample was collected by puncturing the fingertip using a lancet brand Ava (made in Iran).;Number of knee extensions with a 10 kg weight. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study 3 days before the intervention and in the second session 5 minutes after the intervention. Method of measurement: Counting the number of complete knee extensions. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Fatigue. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study 3 days before the intervention and 20 minutes after the intervention in the second session. Method of measurement: Scoring subjectively by the RPE (Rating of Perceived Exertion) scale, from 6 (minimum fatigue) to 20 (exhaustion).;Muscle soreness. Timepoint: 2 days before the intervention (24 hours after the first session exercise) and 24 hours after the intervention. Method of measurement: Scoring subjectively from 1 (the least pain) to 10 (the maximum pain). | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences