Trial reportJournal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions2016
Four weeks of high- versus low-load resistance training to failure on the rate of torque development, electromechanical delay, and contractile twitch properties.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Effects of Resistance Training Movement Pattern and Velocity on Isometric Muscular Rate of Force Development: A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis and Meta-regression.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2020Pooled it
- Concurrent training effects on H reflex, V wave and contractile properties of the plantar flexors: insights into different resistance training types.European journal of applied physiology · 2025Trial
- Effects of Complex, Plyometric, and Traditional Resistance Training on Neuromuscular Performance in Highly Trained Male Soccer Players: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Sports medicine - open · 2026Article
- Muscle activation and intermuscular coordination adaptations to early strength training during maximal force production.PloS one · 2026Article
- Study on the differences in peripheral fatigue responses elicitation effects of bench press training with different loads and tempos based on electromyography and motion sensors.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Article
- Effects of 4-weeks of elastic variable resistance training on the electrochemical and mechanical components of voluntary electromechanical delay durations.European journal of applied physiology · 2021Article
- Influence of muscle fatigue on contractile twitch characteristics in persons with parkinson's disease and older adults: A pilot study.Clinical parkinsonism & related disorders · 2021Article
- Skeletal Muscle Ribosome and Mitochondrial Biogenesis in Response to Different Exercise Training Modalities.Frontiers in physiology · 2021Review
- Training-induced Changes in Development and Relaxation Electromechanical Delay (EMD).Iranian journal of public health · 2018Article
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of 4-weeks of high- versus low-load resistance training to failure on rate of torque development (RTD), electromechanical delay (EMD), and contractile twitch characteristics. Fifteen men (mean±SD; age=21.7±2.4 yrs) were randomly assigned to either a high- (80% 1RM; n=7) or low-load (30% 1RM; n=8) training group and completed elbow flexion resistance training to failure 3 times per week for 4 weeks. The participants were tested at baseline, 2-, and 4-weeks of training. Peak RTD (pRTDV) and RTD at 0-30 (RTD30V), 0-50 (RTD50V), 0-100 (RTD100V), and 0-200 (RTD200V) ms, integrated EMG amplitude (iEMG) at 0-30, 0-50, and 0-100 ms, and EMD were quantified during maximal voluntary isometric muscle actions. Peak twitch torque, peak RTD, time to peak twitch, 1/2 relaxation time and the peak relaxation rate were quantified during evoked twitches. Four weeks of high-load, but not low-load resistance training, increased RTD200V. There were also increases in iEMG during the first 30 ms of muscle activation for the high- and low-load groups, which may have indirectly indicated increases in early phase motor unit recruitment and/or firing frequency. There were no significant training-induced adaptations in EMD or contractile twitch properties.
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