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T Ingemann-Hansen

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PubMed1979

Force-velocity relationships in the human quadriceps muscles.

Isokinetic contraction were performed with the knee extensor muscles in 15 young male soccer players. The measurements were obtained by a modified isokinetic device (Orthotron). In the range of motion the angular velocity was constant from 90 degrees to 20 degrees of knee flexion. The angular velocity could be varied from 30 to 360 degrees/s. The overall variation of the pre-set speed and the peak torque, as estimated from duplicate trials through the whole velocity range, averaged 4% and 5%, respectively. The peak torque decreased linearly with increasing angular velocity in a semilogarithmic scale. An estimate of the peak torque-velocity relationship in an experimental subject was obtained from the slope and the fibre composition in the lateral portion of the quandriceps muscle in this group of subjects especially trained in fast movements. It was concluded that the present applied isokinetic device gives the opportunities to measure force-velocity characteristics in the intact quadriceps muscle of man.

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PubMed1978

Thickness measurements of skeletal muscle sections using the light microscope.

A new device is described for improving the accuracy of measuring the thickness of cryostat sections by the focusing technique in the light microscope. The necessity of such measurements is demonstrated by the great variation (range 2.55 micrometer--11.93 micrometer) in the thickness of serial cross-sections of frozen muscle biopsies from 12 healthy men. The final dehydration of the sections was found to reduce the thickenss of fresh sections by 47%. However, dehydration caused the cross-sectional area to be reduced by only 2.8%.

Adenosine Triphosphatases↗
PubMed1977

Cigarette smoking and maximal oxygen consumption rate in humans.

The relationship of maximal oxygen uptake with tobacco consumption was investigated in sixty-one young males. There was a significant negative correlation between daily consumption of tobacco and measured maximal oxygen uptake (Vo2max) expressed relative to body weight (r = -0.368, P less than 0.01) and to lean body mass (r = -0.497, P less than 0.001), respectively. No correlation could be demonstrated with regard to predicted maximal oxygen uptake (Vo3maxp). No difference was demonstrated between Vo2maxp and Vo2max in nonsmokers and heavy smokers, whereas Vo2maxp was significantly higher (P less than 0.01) in the group of moderate smokers than Vo2max. It is concluded that tobacco smoking decreases Vo2max even in young moderate smokers. Smoking habits should be considered among factors affecting Vo2maxp from cardiac frequency at submaximal levels.

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PubMed1977

Lean and fat component of the human thigh. The effects of immobilization in plaster and subsequent physical training.

Changes in thigh components were investigated with the one-legged inactivity- and training-model using 22 young healthy male soccer players, who for 4-5 weeks had one leg immobilized in a cast. They were investigated before and after the cast period and after 4 weeks' physical training of the inactivated leg. Immobilization induced a significant increase in the subcutaneous thickness and a significant decrease in the circumference of the thigh (p less than 0.01). The calculated lean thigh volume was reduced from 4.93 1 to 4.10 1 (p less than 0.01), whereas the calculated fat thigh volume (1.5 1) was unchanged. The changes reversed after four weeks of progressive dynamic training, but did not reach the pre-immobilized values. Body weight decreased from 73.4 kg to 70.8 kg (p less than 0.01) during the immobilization period and was regained after the training period. The fat fraction of the body was unchanged. It is concluded that the loss in total thigh volume during inactivation in a cast is due to waste of the muscle tissue, and further that this loss is partly concealed by an unchanged fat thigh volume.

Adipose Tissue↗