Publication detail

Effect of Compression Garments on Physiological Responses After Uphill Running

MOC KRÁLOVÁ, D. STRUHÁR, I. KUMSTÁT, M.

Original Title

Effect of Compression Garments on Physiological Responses After Uphill Running

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

Limited practical recommendations related to wearing compression garments for athletes can be drawn from the literature at the present time. We aimed to identify the effects of compression garments on physiological and perceptual measures of performance and recovery after uphill running with different pressure and distributions of applied compression. In a random, double blinded study, 10 trained male runners undertook three 8 km treadmill runs at a 6% elevation rate, with the intensity of 75% VO2max while wearing low, medium grade compression garments and high reverse grade compression. In all the trials, compression garments were worn during 4 hours post run. Creatine kinase, measurements of muscle soreness, ankle strength of plantar/dorsal flexors and mean performance time were then measured. The best mean performance time was observed in the medium grade compression garments with the time difference being: medium grade compression garments vs. high reverse grade compression garments. A positive trend in increasing peak torque of plantar flexion (60 degrees center dot s(-1), 120 degrees center dot s(-1)) was found in the medium grade compression garments: a difference between 24 and 48 hours post run. The highest pain tolerance shift in the gastrocnemius muscle was the medium grade compression garments, 24 hour post run, with the shift being +11.37% for the lateral head and 6.63% for the medial head. In conclusion, a beneficial trend in the promotion of running performance and decreasing muscle soreness within 24 hour post exercise was apparent in medium grade compression garments.

Keywords

algometry; dynamometry; endurance athletes; external pressure; performance; recovery

Authors

MOC KRÁLOVÁ, D.; STRUHÁR, I.; KUMSTÁT, M.

Released

23. 3. 2018

Publisher

DE GRUYTER POLAND SP ZOO

Location

WARSAW

ISBN

1640-5544

Periodical

J HUM KINET

Year of study

61

Number

1

State

Republic of Poland

Pages from

119

Pages to

129

Pages count

11

URL

https://www.scopus.com/record/display.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85045036071&origin=resultslist&sort=plf-f

BibTex

@article{BUT184813,
  author="Dagmar {Moc Králová} and Ivan {Struhár} and Michal {Kumstát}",
  title="Effect of Compression Garments on Physiological Responses After Uphill Running",
  journal="J HUM KINET",
  year="2018",
  volume="61",
  number="1",
  pages="119--129",
  doi="10.1515/hukin-2017-0136",
  issn="1640-5544",
  url="https://www.scopus.com/record/display.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85045036071&origin=resultslist&sort=plf-f"
}