Training-induced neural plasticity and strength are amplified after stroke

Y Sun, EP Zehr - Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Following stroke, neuronal damage leads to loss of supraspinal inputs to spinal motor
neurons. The excitability in spinal and supraspinal pathways also are affected. Functionally …

Resistance exercise minimal dose strategies for increasing muscle strength in the general population: an overview

JL Nuzzo, MD Pinto, BJC Kirk, K Nosaka - Sports Medicine, 2024 - Springer
Many individuals do not participate in resistance exercise, with perceived lack of time being
a key barrier. Minimal dose strategies, which generally reduce weekly exercise volumes to …

Elbow joint angles in elbow flexor unilateral resistance exercise training determine its effects on muscle strength and thickness of trained and non-trained arms

S Sato, R Yoshida, R Kiyono, K Yahata… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The present study compared two unilateral arm curl resistance exercise protocols with a
different starting and finishing elbow joint angle in the same ROM for changes in elbow …

Contralateral effects of unilateral strength and skill training: modified Delphi consensus to establish key aspects of cross-education

A Manca, T Hortobágyi, TJ Carroll, RM Enoka… - Sports Medicine, 2021 - Springer
Background Cross-education refers to increased motor output (ie, force generation, skill) of
the opposite, untrained limb following a period of unilateral exercise training. Despite …

[HTML][HTML] Learning surgical knot tying and suturing technique–effects of different forms of training in a controlled randomized trial with dental students

S Dasci, H Schrem, F Oldhafer, O Beetz… - GMS Journal for …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective: The acquisition of surgical skills requires motor learning. A special form of this is
intermanual transfer by transferring motor skills from the nondominant hand (NDH) to the …

Exercise prescription and strategies to promote the cross-education of strength: a scoping review

CC Voskuil, JW Andrushko… - Applied Physiology …, 2023 - cdnsciencepub.com
This review examines the experimental evidence regarding unilateral resistance training
frequency, intensity, the type of training, training volume, and adjuvant therapies on the …

Five weeks of Yuishinkai karate training improves balance and neuromuscular function in older adults: a preliminary study

H Mustafa, A Harrison, Y Sun, GEP Pearcey… - BMC Sports Science …, 2022 - Springer
Background Martial arts training has shown positive impacts on balance and physiological
measurements. Further investigation of the contents and feasibility of an effective therapeutic …

Effects of resistance training at different intensities of load on cross-education of muscle strength

DCS Pelet, FL Orsatti - Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and …, 2021 - cdnsciencepub.com
The objectives of this study were to 1) compare the extent of cross-transfer of muscle
strength of high-versus low-load unilateral resistance training performed with external …

Training load but not fatigue affects cross‐education of maximal voluntary force

D Colomer‐Poveda, S Romero‐Arenas… - … Journal of Medicine …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of training load (25% vs. 75% of one
repetition maximum [1RM]) and fatigue (failure vs. non‐failure) during four weeks of …

1894 revisited: Cross-education of skilled muscular control in women and the importance of representation

GEP Pearcey, LA Smith, Y Sun, EP Zehr - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
In 1894 foundational work showed that training one limb for “muscular power”(ie strength) or
“muscular control”(ie skill) improves performance in both limbs. Despite that the original data …