The increase in muscle force after 4 weeks of strength training is mediated by adaptations in motor unit recruitment and rate coding

A Del Vecchio, A Casolo, F Negro… - The Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Key points Previous studies have indicated that several weeks of strength training is
sufficient to elicit significant adaptations in the neural drive sent to the muscles. There are …

Resistance exercise training and the motor unit

TJ Herda - European Journal of Applied Physiology, 2022 - Springer
Resistance exercise training (RET) is a key modality to enhance sports performance, injury
prevention and rehabilitation, and improving overall health via increases in muscular …

Motor neuron pools of synergistic thigh muscles share most of their synaptic input

CM Laine, E Martinez-Valdes, D Falla… - Journal of …, 2015 - Soc Neuroscience
Neural control of synergist muscles is not well understood. Presumably, each muscle in a
synergistic group receives some unique neural drive and some drive that is also shared in …

[PDF][PDF] Differential motor unit changes after endurance or high-intensity interval training

E Martinez-Valdes, D Falla, F Negro… - Med Sci Sports …, 2017 - research.birmingham.ac.uk
Purpose: Using a novel technique of high-density surface electromyography (HDEMG)
decomposition and motor unit (MU) tracking, we compared changes in the properties of …

Knee sensorimotor control following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a comparison between reconstruction techniques

C San Martín-Mohr, I Cristi-Sánchez, PA Pincheira… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
The sensorimotor system helps to maintain functional joint stability during movement. After
anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury and reconstruction, several sensorimotor deficits may …

Strength training, but not endurance training, reduces motor unit discharge rate variability

C Vila-Chã, D Falla - Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 2016 - Elsevier
This study evaluates and compares the effects of strength and endurance training on motor
unit discharge rate variability and force steadiness of knee extensor muscles. Thirty …

Effects of barbell deadlift training on submaximal motor unit firing rates for the vastus lateralis and rectus femoris

MS Stock, BJ Thompson - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Previous investigations that have studied motor unit firing rates following strength training
have been limited to small muscles, isometric training, or interventions involving exercise …

Training‐induced improvements in knee extensor force accuracy are associated with reduced vastus lateralis motor unit firing variability

IA Ely, EJ Jones, TB Inns, S Dooley… - Experimental …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
New Findings What is the central question of this study? Can bilateral knee extensor force
accuracy be improved following 4 weeks of unilateral force accuracy training and are there …

The reliability of surface EMG derived motor unit variables

T Hoshizaki, EA Clancy, DA Gabriel… - … of Electromyography and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Motor unit (MU) recordings obtained from surface electromyography (sEMG) decomposition
are used to investigate the neural control of muscle in response to interventions, but our …

Exercise with TENS does not augment gains in balance and strength for dancers

LA Davis, JP Carzoli, K Feka, C Nelson… - … of Electromyography and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Electrical stimulation modulates sensory feedback and improves motor performance, at least
for individuals with compromised sensorimotor function. The purpose of this study was to …