Morphological and neurological contributions to increased strength

JP Folland, AG Williams - Sports medicine, 2007 - Springer
High-resistance strength training (HRST) is one of the most widely practiced forms of
physical activity, which is used to enhance athletic performance, augment musculo-skeletal …

Plasticity of the postural function to sport and/or motor experience

T Paillard - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
This review addresses the possible structural and functional adaptations of the postural
function to motor experience. Evidence suggests that postural performance and strategy …

The effects of eccentric versus concentric resistance training on muscle strength and mass in healthy adults: a systematic review with meta-analysis

M Roig, K O'Brien, G Kirk, R Murray… - British journal of sports …, 2009 - bjsm.bmj.com
The aim of this systematic review was to determine if eccentric exercise is superior to
concentric exercise in stimulating gains in muscle strength and mass. Meta-analyses were …

Neural adaptations to resistive exercise: mechanisms and recommendations for training practices

DA Gabriel, G Kamen, G Frost - Sports medicine, 2006 - Springer
It is generally accepted that neural factors play an important role in muscle strength gains.
This article reviews the neural adaptations in strength, with the goal of laying the foundations …

[HTML][HTML] Motor training induces experience-specific patterns of plasticity across motor cortex and spinal cord

DAL Adkins, J Boychuk… - Journal of applied …, 2006 - journals.physiology.org
The motor cortex and spinal cord possess the remarkable ability to alter structure and
function in response to differential motor training. Here we review the evidence that the …

Assessing voluntary muscle activation with the twitch interpolation technique

A Shield, S Zhou - Sports medicine, 2004 - Springer
The twitch interpolation technique is commonly employed to assess the completeness of
skeletal muscle activation during voluntary contractions. Early applications of twitch …

Cross education: possible mechanisms for the contralateral effects of unilateral resistance training

M Lee, TJ Carroll - Sports medicine, 2007 - Springer
Resistance training can be defined as the act of repeated voluntary muscle contractions
against a resistance greater than those normally encountered in activities of daily living …

Cerebral perturbations provoked by prolonged exercise

L Nybo, NH Secher - Progress in neurobiology, 2004 - Elsevier
This review addresses cerebral metabolic and neurohumoral alterations during prolonged
exercise in humans with special focus on associations with fatigue. Global energy turnover …

Optimising the early-stage rehabilitation process post-ACL reconstruction

M Buckthorpe, A Gokeler, L Herrington, M Hughes… - Sports Medicine, 2024 - Springer
Outcomes following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) need improving, with
poor return-to-sport rates and a high risk of secondary re-injury. There is a need to improve …

[PDF][PDF] Neuromuscular adaptations to concurrent strength and endurance training

JP McCARTHY, MA Pozniak… - Medicine & Science in …, 2002 - paulogentil.com
ABSTRACT McCARTHY, JP, MA POZNIAK, and JC AGRE. Neuromuscular adaptations to
concurrent strength and endurance training. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc., Vol. 34, No. 3, pp. 511 …