Comparison of Hamstrings and Quadriceps Femoris Muscle Thickness Increment between Agonist-Antagonist Paired Set and Traditional Set Resistance Training in Untrained Healthy Subjects

Background: Resistance training is an effective way to increase muscle mass. Resistance training with agonist-antagonist paired set method can be an alternative to increase muscle mass within a relatively short training time. Aim: To compare the increase in hamstrings and quadriceps femoris muscl...

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Main Authors: Gutama Arya Pringga, R. A. Meisy Andriana, Indrayuni Lukitra Wardhani, Lydia Arfianti
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Language:English
Published: Universitas Airlangga 2021-08-01
Series:Surabaya Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Journal
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Online Access:https://e-journal.unair.ac.id/SPMRJ/article/view/20976
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author Gutama Arya Pringga
R. A. Meisy Andriana
Indrayuni Lukitra Wardhani
Lydia Arfianti
author_facet Gutama Arya Pringga
R. A. Meisy Andriana
Indrayuni Lukitra Wardhani
Lydia Arfianti
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description Background: Resistance training is an effective way to increase muscle mass. Resistance training with agonist-antagonist paired set method can be an alternative to increase muscle mass within a relatively short training time. Aim: To compare the increase in hamstrings and quadriceps femoris muscle thickness between agonist-antagonist paired set (APS) and traditional set (TS) resistance training in untrained healthy subjects. Material and Methods: This study was an experimental study on 16 untrained healthy men which were randomly assigned to the APS and the TS group. Each group got leg curl and leg extension exercises with equal training volume for 6 weeks. For the APS group, 1 set of leg curls was followed by 1 set of leg extensions, repeated for 3 sets. For the TS group, 3 sets of leg curls were followed by 3 sets of leg extensions. Muscle thickness was compared from pre- to post-training and between the intervention groups using B-mode ultrasound. Results: Muscle thickness of the hamstrings and quadriceps femoris increased significantly from pre- to post-training in both groups (p<0.05). The increase in muscle thickness between the two groups was not significantly different (p> 0.05). Conclusion: Resistance training with the APS method did not give a higher increment of hamstrings and quadriceps femoris muscle thickness compared to the TS method in healthy untrained subjects.
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spelling doaj.art-1a87adcc7d2c47bb91e2d1318693019e2023-06-01T04:19:35ZengUniversitas AirlanggaSurabaya Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Journal2656-08952021-08-0132607010.20473/spmrj.v3i2.20976Comparison of Hamstrings and Quadriceps Femoris Muscle Thickness Increment between Agonist-Antagonist Paired Set and Traditional Set Resistance Training in Untrained Healthy Subjects Gutama Arya Pringga0 R. A. Meisy Andriana1 Indrayuni Lukitra Wardhani2Lydia Arfianti3Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Dr. Soetomo Academic General Hospital, Surabaya, East Java, IndonesiaDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Dr. Soetomo Academic General Hospital, Surabaya, East Java, IndonesiaDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Dr. Soetomo Academic General Hospital, Surabaya, East Java, IndonesiaDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Dr. Soetomo Academic General Hospital, Surabaya, East Java, IndonesiaBackground: Resistance training is an effective way to increase muscle mass. Resistance training with agonist-antagonist paired set method can be an alternative to increase muscle mass within a relatively short training time. Aim: To compare the increase in hamstrings and quadriceps femoris muscle thickness between agonist-antagonist paired set (APS) and traditional set (TS) resistance training in untrained healthy subjects. Material and Methods: This study was an experimental study on 16 untrained healthy men which were randomly assigned to the APS and the TS group. Each group got leg curl and leg extension exercises with equal training volume for 6 weeks. For the APS group, 1 set of leg curls was followed by 1 set of leg extensions, repeated for 3 sets. For the TS group, 3 sets of leg curls were followed by 3 sets of leg extensions. Muscle thickness was compared from pre- to post-training and between the intervention groups using B-mode ultrasound. Results: Muscle thickness of the hamstrings and quadriceps femoris increased significantly from pre- to post-training in both groups (p<0.05). The increase in muscle thickness between the two groups was not significantly different (p> 0.05). Conclusion: Resistance training with the APS method did not give a higher increment of hamstrings and quadriceps femoris muscle thickness compared to the TS method in healthy untrained subjects.https://e-journal.unair.ac.id/SPMRJ/article/view/20976agonist-antagonist paired setmuscle thicknessresistance trainingtraditional set
spellingShingle Gutama Arya Pringga
R. A. Meisy Andriana
Indrayuni Lukitra Wardhani
Lydia Arfianti
Comparison of Hamstrings and Quadriceps Femoris Muscle Thickness Increment between Agonist-Antagonist Paired Set and Traditional Set Resistance Training in Untrained Healthy Subjects
Surabaya Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Journal
agonist-antagonist paired set
muscle thickness
resistance training
traditional set
title Comparison of Hamstrings and Quadriceps Femoris Muscle Thickness Increment between Agonist-Antagonist Paired Set and Traditional Set Resistance Training in Untrained Healthy Subjects
title_full Comparison of Hamstrings and Quadriceps Femoris Muscle Thickness Increment between Agonist-Antagonist Paired Set and Traditional Set Resistance Training in Untrained Healthy Subjects
title_fullStr Comparison of Hamstrings and Quadriceps Femoris Muscle Thickness Increment between Agonist-Antagonist Paired Set and Traditional Set Resistance Training in Untrained Healthy Subjects
title_full_unstemmed Comparison of Hamstrings and Quadriceps Femoris Muscle Thickness Increment between Agonist-Antagonist Paired Set and Traditional Set Resistance Training in Untrained Healthy Subjects
title_short Comparison of Hamstrings and Quadriceps Femoris Muscle Thickness Increment between Agonist-Antagonist Paired Set and Traditional Set Resistance Training in Untrained Healthy Subjects
title_sort comparison of hamstrings and quadriceps femoris muscle thickness increment between agonist antagonist paired set and traditional set resistance training in untrained healthy subjects
topic agonist-antagonist paired set
muscle thickness
resistance training
traditional set
url https://e-journal.unair.ac.id/SPMRJ/article/view/20976
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