Discussion
EIMD, muscle damage, muscle fatigue, fatigue
OVERUSE INJURIES
The main aim of this study was to investigate the effects of AF and RF on EIMD in hamstring muscles and thus, to draw possible conclusions on how muscle fatigue influences repetitive muscle damage during a season, which could possibly lead to overuse injuries. Collectively, neither AF nor RF affected the extent of EIMD in the hamstring muscles in this study population. However, the participants of the AF group showed similar amounts of muscle damage, while accumulating significantly less muscle work during the damage training session. Accordingly, in this study, less muscle work was needed to elicit the same amount of muscle damage in the acute fatigue group.