ArticleEuropean journal of applied physiology2017
Changes in agonist neural drive, hypertrophy and pre-training strength all contribute to the individual strength gains after resistance training.
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- Relationship between hypertrophy, strength gains and tensiomyography adaptations: a moderator role of contraction duration.European journal of applied physiology · 2022Trial
- Evenly Distributed Protein Intake over 3 Meals Augments Resistance Exercise-Induced Muscle Hypertrophy in Healthy Young Men.The Journal of nutrition · 2020Trial
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- Estimating vastus lateralis muscle volume from a single ultrasound image.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The Effects of Volume-Matched One-Day Versus Two-Day Eccentric Training on Physical Performance in Male Youth Soccer Players.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Article
- Genetic prediction of lower limb isometric strength changes after 12 weeks of resistance training.Biology of sport · 2025Article
- Protocol for a Trial to Assess the Efficacy and Applicability of Isometric Strength Training in Older Adults with Sarcopenia and Dynapenia.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Cross-limb transfer during isometric plantar flexion familiarization.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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Abstract
purposeWhilst neural and morphological adaptations following resistance training (RT) have been investigated extensively at a group level, relatively little is known about the contribution of specific physiological mechanisms, or pre-training strength, to the individual changes in strength following training. This study investigated the contribution of multiple underpinning neural [agonist EMG (QEMG
methodsTwenty-eight healthy young men completed 12 weeks of isometric knee extensor RT (3/week). Isometric maximum voluntary torque (MVT) was assessed pre- and post-RT, as were simultaneous neural drive to the agonist (QEMG
resultsPercentage changes (∆) in MVT were correlated to ∆QEMG
conclusionsChanges in agonist neural drive, quadriceps muscle volume and pre-training strength combined to explain the majority of the variance in strength changes after knee extensor RT (~60%) and adaptations in agonist neural drive were the most important single predictor during this short-term intervention.
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