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We aimed to characterize the age of onset of training, age at menarche, menstrual periodicity, and performance perception during the menstrual cycle and examined the impact of these reproductive variables on body composition, morphology, and body weight satisfaction in Brazilian elite futsal players. The study consisted of 115 female Brazilian elite futsal players from the top national teams. Data were collected during the twentieth Women’s Brazil Futsal Cup. Players were interviewed and self-reported their age of onset of training, age at menarche, menstrual periodicity, and the menstrual period, where they performed best. We also asked for what they considered to be their ideal body weight as well as information related to their training (i.e., volume and frequency). Subsequently, anthropometric measurements (i.e., body mass, height, circumferences, diameters, and skinfold thickness) were performed to estimate the body composition and determine morphological characteristics (e.g., somatotype). Fifty-nine (53.2%) players were postmenarche-trained and 52 (46.8%) were premenarche-trained. Eighteen (16.2%), 65 (58.6%), and 28 (25.2%) were classified as early, normal, and late menarche, respectively. Only 11 (9.6%) and 1 (0.9%) had irregular menstrual cycles and were amenorrheic, respectively. Seventy-three (69.5%), 23 (21.9%), and 9 (8.6%) reported that their game performance was the best at the follicular phase, menses, and luteal phase of the menstrual cycle, respectively. No associations between the four reproductive-related variables were found. Postmenarche-trained players had significant lower age at menarche and higher percentage body fat. The somatotype profile registered lower ectomorphy rate for the postmenarche-trained participants after controlling for covariates. Early menarche group presented higher sum of six skinfold thickness and endomorphy rate compared to normal and late menarche groups. No differences were found when menstrual periodicity groups and best performance groups were compared, except for higher femur width in the regular menstrual cycle group compared to the irregular one. The association between body weight satisfaction and the four reproductive-related variables were not observed. Premenarche-trained Brazilian elite futsal players had the menarche later than the postmenarche-trained athletes. Most of the participants had menarche age classified as “normal,” presented “regular” menstrual cycles and perceived to perform better during the follicular phase of the menstrual cycle.

O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar o número de repetições sustentadas até a falha concêntrica, em séries múltiplas de exercícios com pesos. Três séries a 70% de 1-RM foram executadas por 17 homens (28,0 ± 5,1 anos), nos exercícios supino em banco horizontal, agachamento, rosca direta, cadeira extensora e mesa flexora, com dois minutos de recuperação entre as séries e cinco minutos entre os exercícios. Um maior número total de repetições (p < 0,05) foi identificado nos exercícios multiarticulares (33 repetições) em relação aos exercícios monoarticulares (24 a 28 repetições). Uma redução significante no desempenho (p < 0,05) foi encontrada entre a primeira e a segunda série (28 a 35%) e entre a segunda e a terceira série (22 a 36%). Os resultados sugerem que o desempenho motor não é sustentado em séries múltiplas a 70% de 1-RM em exercícios monoarticulares e multiarticulares, com intervalos de recuperação de dois minutos.

The aim of this study was to analyze the effect of the manipulation of two different exercise orders using the tn-set system on the motor performance in exercises for the chest. Ten male (25.6 ± 5.7 years, 77.0 ± 5.8 kg, 172.9 ± 5.0 cm, 25.7 ± 1.4 kg/m2) with experience in resistance training underwent two experimental sessions, in which the subjects performed two sequences of exercises for the chest: SEQA (bench press, incline bench press, and peck deck) and SEQB (peck deck, incline bench press, and bench press). The load used allowed 8 to 12 repetitions (80% of 1RM) in each exercise. A higher number of repetitions (29 ± 2 reps vs. 26 ± 3 reps, P < 0.001) and a greater total overload (resistance used x repetitions performed = 1,942 ± 172 kg vs. 1,728 ± 234 kg, P < 0.001) were observed in SEQB. The results suggest that in the tn-set system the higher number of repetitions and a greater training volume occur when the single-joint exercise is included before multiple-joint exercises.

O objetivo do presente estudo foi analisar o efeito da manipulação de duas diferentes ordens de exercícios com pesos, utilizando o sistema tri-set sobre o desempenho motor em exercícios para o peitoral. Dez homens (25,6 ± 5,7 anos; 77,0 ± 5,8 kg; 172,9 ± 5,0 cm; 25,7 ± 1,4 kg/m2) com experiência em treinamento com pesos foram submetidos a duas sessões experimentais, nas quais os sujeitos realizaram duas sequências de exercícios para o peitoral: SEQA (supino horizontal, supino inclinado e voador) e SEQB (voador, supino Inclinado e supino horizontal). A carga utilizada permitiu a realização de 8 a 12 repetições (80% de 1-RM) em cada exercício. Verificou-se um maior número de repetições na SEQB (29 ± 2 reps vs. 26 ± 3 reps; P

The purpose of this study was to analyze the behavior of muscle strength and arm muscle area (AMA) over24 weeks of weight training (WT) as well as to establish possible associations between these variables. The sample wascomposed of 18 men aged between 18 and 30 years. Measurements of relaxed arm circumference and triceps skinfoldmeasurement were used for the calculation. Muscle strength was assessed using the one-repetition maximum test (1-RM)on the arm curl exercise. The WT protocol lasted 24 weeks, divided into 3 stages (F1, F2, and F3) of 8 weeks each. It isimportant to emphasize that every measurement was made before, during and after the end of the WT period. Analysis ofvariance (ANOVA) for repeated measures followed by the Tukey post hoc (P < 0.05) was used to the compare the indicatorsof muscle strength and muscle hypertrophy. Pearson’s correlation coefficient was used to verify possible association betweenmuscle strength and AMA. Muscle strength and AMA increased continuously throughout the whole period except for theinitial period (F1). Therefore, it is concluded that the initial phase of training, neuromuscular adaptation, seems to havebeen the turning point for increase in muscle strength. After that, the hypertrophy process appears to gradually become theessential factor for increase in muscle strength.

http://dx.doi.org/10.5007/1980-0037.2008v10n4p379 The purpose of this study was to analyze the behavior of muscle strength and arm muscle area (AMA) over 24 weeks of weight training (WT) as well as to establish possible associations between these variables. The sample was composed of 18 men aged between 18 and 30 years. Measurements of relaxed arm circumference and triceps skinfold measurement were used for the calculation. Muscle strength was assessed using the one-repetition maximum test (1-RM) on the arm curl exercise. The WT protocol lasted 24 weeks, divided into 3 stages (F1, F2, and F3) of 8 weeks each. It is important to emphasize that every measurement was made before, during and after the end of the WT period. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) for repeated measures followed by the Tukey post hoc (P < 0.05) was used to the compare the indicators of muscle strength and muscle hypertrophy. Pearson’s correlation coefficient was used to verify possible association between muscle strength and AMA. Muscle strength and AMA increased continuously throughout the whole period except for the initial period (F1). Therefore, it is concluded that the initial phase of training, neuromuscular adaptation, seems to have been the turning point for increase in muscle strength. After that, the hypertrophy process appears to gradually become the essential factor for increase in muscle strength.