Application of ultrasound for muscle assessment in sarcopenia: towards standardized measurements

S Perkisas, S Baudry, J Bauer, D Beckwée… - European geriatric …, 2018 - Springer
Purpose Measurement of muscle mass is paramount in the screening and diagnosis of
sarcopenia. Besides muscle quantity however, also quality assessment is important …

[HTML][HTML] Functional relevance of resistance training-induced neuroplasticity in health and disease

T Hortobágyi, U Granacher… - Neuroscience & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Repetitive, monotonic, and effortful voluntary muscle contractions performed for just a few
weeks, ie, resistance training, can substantially increase maximal voluntary force in the …

The effect of resistance training in women on dynamic strength and muscular hypertrophy: a systematic review with meta-analysis

AD Hagstrom, PW Marshall, M Halaki, DA Hackett - Sports Medicine, 2020 - Springer
Background The effect of resistance training (RT) on adaptations in muscular strength and
hypertrophy has never been examined in an exclusively female synthesis of the literature …

Muscle growth: To infinity and beyond?

BR Counts, SL Buckner, JG Mouser, SJ Dankel… - Muscle & …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Strength increases following training are thought to be influenced first by neural adaptions
and second by large contributions from muscle growth. This is based largely on the idea that …

Echo intensity and muscle thickness as predictors Of athleticism and isometric strength in middle‐school boys

MS Stock, JA Mota, JM Hernandez… - Muscle & …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction We examined correlations among echo intensity and muscle thickness versus
measures of athleticism and isometric strength in healthy children. Methods B‐mode …

The effect of animal versus plant protein on muscle mass, muscle strength, physical performance and sarcopenia in adults: protocol for a systematic review

RJ Reid-McCann, SF Brennan, MC McKinley… - Systematic …, 2022 - Springer
Background The evidence base for the role of dietary protein in maintaining good muscle
health in older age is strong; however, the importance of protein source remains unclear …

An appraisal of the SDIR as an estimate of true individual differences in training responsiveness in parallel‐arm exercise randomized controlled trials

JT Bonafiglia, AM Brennan, R Ross… - Physiological …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Calculating the standard deviation of individual responses (SDIR) is recommended for
estimating the magnitude of individual differences in training responsiveness in parallel‐arm …

The time course of short-term hypertrophy in the absence of eccentric muscle damage

MS Stock, JA Mota, RN DeFranco, KA Grue… - European journal of …, 2017 - Springer
Background It has been proposed that the increase in skeletal muscle mass observed
during the initial weeks of initiating a resistance training program is concomitant with …

Muscle strength gains per week are higher in the lower-body than the upper-body in resistance training experienced healthy young women—A systematic review with …

R Jung, S Gehlert, S Geisler, E Isenmann, J Eyre… - PloS one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background Women are underrepresented in resistance exercise-related studies. To date
only one meta-analysis provides concrete training recommendations for muscle strength …

[图书][B] Testing and evaluation of strength and power

M McGuigan - 2019 - taylorfrancis.com
Strength and power are recognised as key components of human health and performance.
Therefore, it is vital for exercise scientists and strength and conditioning practitioners to be …