Skeletal Muscle Enlargement
Conditions
Interventions
This is a randomized controlled study. 28 subjects in total, seven in each group. Male, university students, aged between 18 and 35 years, body mass index less than 30 kg/m2, physically active, withou
E02.760.169.063.500.387.875
Sponsors
Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto da Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto da Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Age
18 Years to 35 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Men; university students; aged between 18 and 35 years; body mass index less than 30 kg/m2; physically active; no restrictions on the practice of physical exercise; with previous experience in resistance training but who have not been training in the last six months; no history of osteomyoarticular injury of the lower limbs in the last twelve months; who have not used any ergogenic resource in the last twelve months
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Subjects who do not achieve 85% adherence to training sessions; use supplements; engage in other high-intensity counter-resistance activities during the experimental period
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It is expected to find selective increases of 16% in quadriceps femoris muscle thickness, using the B-mode ultrasound method | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It is expected to find increases in muscular strength of 20%, using the 1RM testing method in leg press and leg extension exercises;It is expected to find a 10% increase in muscle activation in the regions where selective hypertrophy will occur, using the electromyography method | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactPaulo Sergio Gomes
Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto da Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
Outcome results
None listed