Acute Effect of Different Duration of Foam Rolling Protocols on Muscle Thickness, Pain Pressure Threshold, and Volume Load on Multiple Sets of Knee Extension

Authors

Felipe Alves Brigatto, Methodist University of PiracicabaFollow
Enrico Gori Soares, Methodist University of PiracicabaFollow
Tiago Volpi Braz, Methodist University of PiracicabaFollow
Júlio Benvenutti Bueno de Camargo, Methodist University of PiracicabaFollow
Charlini Simoni Hartz, Methodist University of PiracicabaFollow
Danilo Rodrigues Batista, Methodist University of PiracicabaFollow
Luan Oenning Col, Adventist Faculty of HortolândiaFollow
Paulo Henrique Marchetti, California State UniversityFollow
Marcelo Saldanha Aoki, University of São PauloFollow
Charles Ricardo Lopes, Methodist University of PiracicabaFollow

Other Subject Area

Resistance Training

Abstract

International Journal of Exercise Science 14(3): 742-755, 2021. Previous studies investigated the effects of foam rolling (FR) on measurements of strength and power. However, the acute effect of FR on muscle thickness (MT) and pressure pain threshold (PPT) after multiple sets of resistance exercise remains to be elucidated. The aim of the present study was to examine the effect of one and three minutes of quadriceps FR on muscle thickness (vastus lateralis [VL] and rectus femoris [RF]), pain threshold (VL and RF), and total load lifted (TLL) on multiple sets of knee extension. Nine resistance-trained men (age: 24.8 ± 5.2 years; height: 177 ± 7 cm; total body mass 77.7 ± 6.2 kg) participated the study. MT, PPT, and performance on multiple sets of knee extension were compared after performing passive recovery (CON), one minute (FR1), or three minutes of FR (FR3). A similar total training load among experimental conditions was observed. There was a greater increase on VL muscle thickness after FR3 when compared to CON and FR1. In addition, there was an increase on rectus femoris PPT two minutes post FR3, with no differences between conditions. These results indicate that longer duration FR-protocol may acutely increase muscle thickness of the vastus lateralis muscle without negatively affect the TLL and PTT.

Recommended Citation

Brigatto, Felipe Alves; Soares, Enrico Gori; Braz, Tiago Volpi; de Camargo, Júlio Benvenutti Bueno; Hartz, Charlini Simoni; Batista, Danilo Rodrigues; Col, Luan Oenning; Marchetti, Paulo Henrique; Aoki, Marcelo Saldanha; and Lopes, Charles Ricardo (2021) "Acute Effect of Different Duration of Foam Rolling Protocols on Muscle Thickness, Pain Pressure Threshold, and Volume Load on Multiple Sets of Knee Extension," International Journal of Exercise Science: Vol. 14 : Iss. 3, Pages 742 - 755.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70252/RSHS5778
Available at: https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/ijes/vol14/iss3/10