Resistance training of long duration modulates force and unloaded shortening velocity of single muscle fibres of young women

O Pansarasa, C Rinaldi, V Parente, D Miotti… - Journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
The aim of the present study was to clarify the impact of long term (1 year) resistance training
(RT) on structure and function of single muscle fibres of vastus lateralis in young female …

Relative torque contribution of vastus medialis muscle at different knee angles

CJ De Ruiter, JG Hoddenbach, A Huurnink… - Acta …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Aim: We investigated the relative contribution of the vastus medialis (VM) muscle to total
isometric knee extension torque at 10°, 30°, 60° and 90° knee flexion. In the past a more …

EMG analysis of the vastus medialis/vastus lateralis muscles utilizing the unloaded narrow-and wide-stance squats

R Anderson, C Courtney… - Journal of Sport …, 1998 - journals.humankinetics.com
The purpose of this study was to see if vastus medialis oblique/vastus lateralis (VMO: VL)
ratios could be increased by widening the squat stance and if the VMO activity increases …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of quadriceps and hamstring muscle activity during an isometric squat between strength-matched men and women

S Nimphius, JM McBride, PE Rice… - Journal of sports …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The primary purpose of this investigation was to determine whether strength-matched men
and women exhibit a different magnitude and ratio of leg muscle activity during a maximal …

Force generation performance and motor unit recruitment strategy in muscles of contralateral limbs

M Bernardi, F Felici, M Marchetti, F Montellanico… - Journal of …, 1999 - Elsevier
The purpose of the present study was to determine whether the motor unit (MU) recruitment
strategy of the agonist and antagonist muscles in the dominant arm differs from that in the …

Influence of muscle architecture on the torque and power–velocity characteristics of young and elderly men

JM Thom, CI Morse, KM Birch, MV Narici - European journal of applied …, 2007 - Springer
This study investigated the contribution of muscle architecture to the differences in the torque–
velocity and power–velocity relationships between older (OM n= 9, aged 69–82 years) and …

Vastus lateralis fatigue alters recruitment of musculus quadriceps femoris in humans

H Akima, JM Foley, BM Prior… - Journal of applied …, 2002 - journals.physiology.org
This study tested the hypothesis that fatigue of a single member of musculus quadriceps
femoris (QF) would alter use of the other three muscles during knee extension exercise …

Muscle morphological and strength adaptations to endurance vs. resistance training

J Farup, T Kjølhede, H Sørensen… - The Journal of …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Farup, J, Kjølhede, T, Sørensen, H, Dalgas, U, Møller, AB, Vestergaard, PF, Ringgaard, S,
Bojsen-Møller, J, and Vissing, K. Muscle morphological and strength adaptations to …

Difference in fascicle behaviors between superficial and deep quadriceps muscles during isometric contractions

R Ando, K Nosaka, T Inami, A Tomita… - Muscle & …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction In this study we examined changes in fascicle length and pennation of vastus
intermedius (VI) and vastus lateralis (VL) from rest to isometric contraction. Methods …

Effects of isometric training on the knee extensor moment–angle relationship and vastus lateralis muscle architecture

LM Alegre, A Ferri-Morales… - European journal of …, 2014 - Springer
Purpose To analyse the muscle adaptations induced by two protocols of isometric training
performed at different muscle lengths. Methods Twenty-eight subjects were divided into …