Existe déficit bilateral na realização de 10RM em exercícios de braços e pernas? ¿Hay déficit bilateral al realizar 10RM en ejercicios de brazos y piernas? Is there bilateral deficit in the practice of 10RM in arm and leg exercises?

Os exercícios resistidos (ER) podem ser realizados de forma uni e bilateral. Dependendo da forma pela qual o movimento é conduzido, verifica-se a presença do déficit bilateral. Os estudos de déficit bilateral concentraram seus esforços na investigação do fenômeno em exercícios realizados com uma repetição máxima e pouco se sabe sobre o seu comportamento em exercícios com várias repetições. O presente estudo teve como objetivos: a) comparar a carga obtida em 10 repetições máximas (10RM) nos diferentes dimídios corporais em exercícios de braços e pernas; b) comparar a soma das ações unilaterais com os resultados obtidos bilateralmente nos mesmos exercícios. Foram avaliadas 20 mulheres treinadas com idade entre 18 e 30 anos (24 ± 6 anos) no teste de 10RM de forma uni e bilateral nos exercícios selecionados. A análise estatística foi realizada pelo teste t de Student pareado, para verificar a existência de diferença entre os membros, bem como no somatório dos dois membros separadamente em relação ao trabalho realizado bilateralmente. Para todos os procedimentos considerou-se um nível de significância de p < 0,05. Não foram verificadas diferenças para as cargas manipuladas nos dois seguimentos em ambos os exercícios, o mesmo não ocorrendo com a soma das cargas nos trabalhos unilaterais com as obtidas bilateralmente. Isso demonstra que a realização do trabalho bilateral em situações habituais de treinamento envolvendo 10RM promove maior manipulação de carga em relação ao trabalho unilateral, diferentemente do que é evidenciado em relação ao déficit bilateral para 1RM. Em conclusão, ao menos nos exercícios selecionados, não se evidenciou ocorrência de déficit bilateral. Futuros estudos devem ser conduzidos para melhor entender o fenômeno do déficit bilateral nas situações habituais de treinamento.<br>Los ejercicios resistidos (ER) pueden ser realizados de forma unilateral y bilateral. Dependiendo de la forma como el movimiento es conducido, se verifica la presencia de déficit bilateral. Los estudios de déficit bilateral concentraron sus esfuerzos en la investigación del fenómeno en ejercicios realizados con repetición máxima y poco se sabe sobre su comportamiento en ejercicios con varias repeticiones. El presente estudio tuvo como objetivos: a) comparar la carga obtenida en 10 repeticiones máximas (10RM) en los diferentes segmentos corporales en ejercicios de brazos y piernas; b) comparar la suma de las acciones unilaterales con los resultados obtenidos bilateralmente en los mismos ejercicios. Fueron evaluadas 20 mujeres preparadas con edades entre 18 y 30 años (24 ± 6 años) en el test de 10RM de forma uni e bilateral en los ejercicios seleccionados. El análisis estadístico fue realizado por el test t-Student pareado, para verificar la existencia de diferencia entre los miembros, bien como la suma de los dos miembros por separado en relación al trabajo realizado bilateralmente. Para todos los procedimientos se consideró como grado de significancia p < 0,05. No se verificaron diferencias para las cargas manipuladas en los dos seguimientos en ambos ejercicios, lo que no ocurrió con la suma de las cargas en los trabajos unilaterales respecto a las obtenidas bilateralmente. Eso muestra que la realización de trabajo bilateral en situaciones habituales de entrenamiento envolviendo 10RM promueve una mayor manipulación de carga en relación al trabajo unilateral, en contraste a lo que es verificado en relación al déficit bilateral para 1RM. En conclusión, al menos en los ejercicios seleccionados, no se constató ocurrencia de déficit bilateral. Futuros estudios deben ser conducidos para entender mejor el fenómeno del déficit bilateral en situaciones habituales de entrenamiento.<br>Resistance exercises can be done uni or bilaterally. Depending on the way by which the movement is conducted, the presence of bilateral deficit (BD) is observed. BD studies have concentrated their effort on the investigation of the phenomenon in exercises done with one single maximum repetition and little is known about their behavior in exercises with many repetitions. The aims of this study were: a) to compare the load in 10 repetition maximum (10RM) in the different sides of the body in exercises done with arms and legs. b) To compare the sum of the unilateral actions with the bilateral results in the same exercises. Twenty trained women between 18 and 30 years old (24 ± 6) were evaluated in uni and bilateral 10RM test in the selected exercises. The statistics analysis was t-test paired, to verify the difference between limbs and the sum of the two limbs separately in relation to bilateral load. Significance level was p < 0.05 for all procedures. No difference was found in the manipulated loads in both members, the same not occurring with the sum of unilateral load compared to bilateral. This demonstrates that the practice of bilateral work in routine situation of training involving 10RM promotes a greater manipulation of load in relation to unilateral work, differently from what is seen in BD in 1RM. In conclusion, at least in the selected exercises, BD was not found. Future studies should be done for better understanding of the BD phenomenon during training routine

Methodological Characteristics and Future Directions for Plyometric Jump Training Research: A Scoping Review

Recently, there has been a proliferation of published articles on the effect of plyometric jump training, including several review articles and meta-analyses. However, these types of research articles are generally of narrow scope. Furthermore, methodological limitations among studies (e.g., a lack of active/passive control groups) prevent the generalization of results, and these factors need to be addressed by researchers. On that basis, the aims of this scoping review were to (1) characterize the main elements of plyometric jump training studies (e.g., training protocols) and (2) provide future directions for research. From 648 potentially relevant articles, 242 were eligible for inclusion in this review. The main issues identified related to an insufficient number of studies conducted in females, youths, and individual sports (~ 24.0, ~ 37.0, and ~ 12.0% of overall studies, respectively); insufficient reporting of effect size values and training prescription (~ 34.0 and ~ 55.0% of overall studies, respectively); and studies missing an active/passive control group and randomization (~ 40.0 and ~ 20.0% of overall studies, respectively). Furthermore, plyometric jump training was often combined with other training methods and added to participants' daily training routines (~ 47.0 and ~ 39.0% of overall studies, respectively), thus distorting conclusions on its independent effects. Additionally, most studies lasted no longer than 7 weeks. In future, researchers are advised to conduct plyometric training studies of high methodological quality (e.g., randomized controlled trials). More research is needed in females, youth, and individual sports. Finally, the identification of specific dose-response relationships following plyometric training is needed to specifically tailor intervention programs, particularly in the long term

Specificity and heterogeneity of terahertz radiation effect on gene expression in mouse mesenchymal stem cells

We report that terahertz (THz) irradiation of mouse mesenchymal stem cells (mMSCs) with a single-frequency (SF) 2.52 THz laser or pulsed broadband (centered at 10 THz) source results in irradiation specific heterogenic changes in gene expression. The THz effect depends on irradiation parameters such as the duration and type of THz source, and on the degree of stem cell differentiation. Our microarray survey and RT-PCR experiments demonstrate that prolonged broadband THz irradiation drives mMSCs toward differentiation, while 2-hour irradiation (regardless of THz sources) affects genes transcriptionally active in pluripotent stem cells. The strictly controlled experimental environment indicates minimal temperature changes and the absence of any discernable response to heat shock and cellular stress genes imply a non-thermal response. Computer simulations of the core promoters of two pluripotency markers reveal association between gene upregulation and propensity for DNA breathing. We propose that THz radiation has potential for non-contact control of cellular gene expression