Keywords
Protective effect
Flexibility
Isometric contractions
Heating
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Abstract
It has been well established that, after performing unaccustomed exercise, especially if it
involves eccentric contractions, a process known as muscle damage (MD) occurs. This
process consists in the tearing and/or disruption of muscle cells due to high levels of
mechanical and metabolic stress. It is known that, after the occurrence of MD, the affected
muscle recovers and becomes more resistant to this phenomenon, showing attenuated
symptoms, a phenomenon known as protective effect (PE). However, for the manifestation
of this effect, eccentric contractions are required, which leads to high magnitudes of MD
that may not be interesting for athletes and physical activity enthusiasts. Recently, different
protection strategies against MD that does not involve performing maximal eccentric
contractions have been presented, such as carrying out submaximal eccentric contractions,
isometric contractions, flexibility training and increasing muscle temperature prior to
exercise. The aim of this study was to review these strategies of protection against MD, in
order to better understand this phenomenon. A survey was conducted in important databases, and papers found and deemed relevant to the topic were reviewed and
didactically explained throughout the paper.
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