Comparison of Acute Effects of Traditional and Drop Set Training on Fatigue and Proprioception in Bodybuilding Athletes

Giresun University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Proprioception; Fatigue Intensity

Treatments: Other: Fatigue Measurement; Other: Proprioception Measurements

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06688552

GRU-SBF-NS-02

Details and patient eligibility

About

To compare the acute effects of traditional and drop set training methods on fatigue levels and proprioceptive sensory mechanisms in bodybuilding athletes.

Full description

A total of 28 male bodybuilding athletes with an average age of 25.53 years from Giresun and Ordu provinces participated in the study voluntarily. The participants were randomly divided into two groups as traditional training group (GS) (n=14) and drop set training group (DS) (n=14). Borg CR10 Scale and myotonometric measurements (Myoton Pro muscle palpation device) were used to assess fatigue. Myotonometric measurements were performed on the pectoralis major, triceps brachii and deltoideus muscles. Proprioception characteristics were evaluated in four parameters: shoulder flexion, shoulder abduction, elbow flexion and wrist flexion using laser cursor-assisted angle repetition test.

After the application, fatigue levels in pectoralis major, triceps brachii, Borg CR10 parameters and proprioception errors in shoulder flexion, elbow flexion, wrist flexion parameters were significantly higher in the traditional set group compared to the drop set group.

Enrollment: 24 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 20 to 30 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• -Being male.
• Being between the ages of 20-30.
• To have been doing bodybuilding for at least the last five years.

Exclusion criteria

• -Having undergone a serious surgical operation within the last year,
• Having used a performance enhancing product that affects the neuromuscular mechanism within the last year,
• In addition, individuals who did not meet the inclusion criteria were excluded from the study.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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24 participants in 2 patient groups

Traditional set training

Active Comparator group

Description:

Traditional set method and drop set method are widely used training methods in bodybuilding. Studies have shown that these methods have similar effects on muscle hypertrophy, increasing lean body mass and other metabolic variables when applied in equal volumes. However, there is no comparative study on the effects of these methods on fatigue and proprioceptive mechanism. In this context, it is thought that it is important to reveal the effects of traditional and drop set training methods on these two variables in order to take necessary measures to protect athlete health and improve athlete performance.

Treatment:

Other: Proprioception Measurements

Other: Fatigue Measurement

Drop set training

Active Comparator group

Description:

Traditional set method and drop set method are widely used training methods in bodybuilding. Studies have shown that these methods have similar effects on muscle hypertrophy, increasing lean body mass and other metabolic variables when applied in equal volumes. However, there is no comparative study on the effects of these methods on fatigue and proprioceptive mechanism. In this context, it is thought that it is important to reveal the effects of traditional and drop set training methods on these two variables in order to take necessary measures to protect athlete health and improve athlete performance.

Treatment:

Other: Proprioception Measurements

Other: Fatigue Measurement