2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Muscle power improvement from Force-Velocity relationship bilateral and unilateral contraction flexors of the elbow joint in the elderly

Research Project

Project/Area Number	22500585
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	Sports science
Research Institution	University of Hyogo
Principal Investigator	TOJI Hideki 兵庫県立大学, 環境人間学部, 教授 (50118014)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	ARAKI Kaori 兵庫県立大学, 環境人間学部, 准教授 (30409700) NISHIGAKI Toshio 兵庫県立大学, 環境人間学部, 教授 (20057376)
Project Period (FY)	2010 – 2012
Keywords	トレーニング科学
Research Abstract	The present study aimed to investigate the characteristics of force-velocity relationship bilateral and unilateral contraction flexors of the elbow joint in the elderly. The results showed that the bilateral and unilateral contraction flexors of the unilateral group, significant increases were observed in maximal isometric strength. Whilethe bilateral contraction flexors of the bilateral group showed significant increases in maximal power, unilateral contraction flexors did not show a significant change in maximal power. These results suggest that muscle training using the unilateral contraction flexors necessary for increasing muscle strength and power in aged people.

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