The role of the neural stimulus in regulating skeletal muscle hypertrophy

C Alix-Fages, A Del Vecchio, E Baz-Valle… - European journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Resistance training is frequently performed with the goal of stimulating muscle hypertrophy.
Due to the key roles motor unit recruitment and mechanical tension play to induce muscle …

Neuromuscular fatigue during exercise: Methodological considerations, etiology and potential role in chronic fatigue

R Twomey, SJ Aboodarda, R Kruger… - Neurophysiologie …, 2017 - Elsevier
The term fatigue is used to describe a distressing and persistent symptom of physical and/or
mental tiredness in certain clinical populations, with distinct but ultimately complex …

Periodization and block periodization in sports: emphasis on strength-power training—a provocative and challenging narrative

MH Stone, WG Hornsby, GG Haff, AC Fry… - The Journal of …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Stone, MH, Hornsby, WG, Haff, GG, Fry, AC, Suarez, DG, Liu, J, Gonzalez-Rave, JM,
and Pierce, KC. Periodization and block periodization in sports: emphasis on strength-power …

Non-local acute passive stretching effects on range of motion in healthy adults: a systematic review with meta-analysis

DG Behm, S Alizadeh, SH Anvar, B Drury, U Granacher… - Sports Medicine, 2021 - Springer
Background Stretching a muscle not only increases the extensibility or range of motion
(ROM) of the stretched muscle or joint but there is growing evidence of increased ROM of …

Non-local muscle fatigue: effects and possible mechanisms

I Halperin, DW Chapman, DG Behm - European journal of applied …, 2015 - Springer
Introduction Non-local muscle fatigue (NLMF) is characterized by muscle performance
impairments in a contralateral or remote non-exercised muscle (s) following a fatiguing …

Unilateral static and dynamic hamstrings stretching increases contralateral hip flexion range of motion

A Chaouachi, J Padulo, S Kasmi… - Clinical physiology …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Static (SS) and dynamic stretching (DS) can lead to subsequent performance impairments or
enhancement with the stretched limb. Crossover or non‐local muscle fatigue (NLMF) refers …

Acute bouts of upper and lower body static and dynamic stretching increase non-local joint range of motion

DG Behm, T Cavanaugh, P Quigley, JC Reid… - European journal of …, 2016 - Springer
Purpose There are conflicts in the literature concerning the crossover or non-local effects of
stretching. The objective of this study was to evaluate whether static (SS) and dynamic (DS) …

Non-local muscle fatigue effects on muscle strength, power, and endurance in healthy individuals: A systematic review with meta-analysis

DG Behm, S Alizadeh, S Hadjizedah Anvar, C Hanlon… - Sports Medicine, 2021 - Springer
Background The fatigue of a muscle or muscle group can produce global responses to a
variety of systems (ie, cardiovascular, endocrine, and others). There are also reported …

Unilateral isometric muscle fatigue decreases force production and activation of contralateral knee extensors but not elbow flexors

I Halperin, D Copithorne… - … Physiology, Nutrition, and …, 2014 - cdnsciencepub.com
Nonlocal muscle fatigue occurs when fatiguing 1 muscle alters performance of another
rested muscle. The purpose of the study was to investigate if fatiguing 2 separate muscles …

Non-local acute stretching effects on strength performance in healthy young adults

DG Behm, S Alizadeh, B Drury, U Granacher… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Background Static stretching (SS) can impair performance and increase range of motion of a
non-exercised or non-stretched muscle, respectively. An underdeveloped research area is …