The evaluation of rate of force development during rapid contractions has recently become
quite popular for characterising explosive strength of athletes, elderly individuals and …

Musical training has emerged as a useful framework for the investigation of training-related
plasticity in the human brain. Learning to play an instrument is a highly complex task that …

The current manuscript has been adapted from the official position statement of the UK
Strength and Conditioning Association on youth resistance training. It has subsequently …

Abstract Lloyd, RS, Cronin, JB, Faigenbaum, AD, Haff, GG, Howard, R, Kraemer, WJ,
Micheli, LJ, Myer, GD, and Oliver, JL. National Strength and Conditioning Association …

Regular participation in organized youth sports does not ensure adequate exposure to skill-
and health-related fitness activities, and sport training without preparatory conditioning does …

Current recommendations for physical activity in children overlook the critical importance of
motor skill acquisition early in life. Instead, they focus on the quantitative aspects of physical …

Recent evidence clearly indicates that muscle weakness associated with aging is not
entirely explained by classically postulated atrophy of muscle. In this issue, which focuses …

Classical studies in animal preparations suggest a strong role for spinal control of posture. In
humans it is now established that the cerebral cortex contributes to postural control of …

Stroke is the leading cause of long-term disability. Understanding how people recover from
stroke and other brain lesions remain one of the biggest conundrums in neuroscience. As a …

The flexible integration of segregated neural processes is essential to healthy brain function.
Advances in neuroimaging techniques have revealed that psychiatric and neurological …