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Effects of Cross-Education After 6 Weeks of Eccentric Single-Leg Decline Squats Performed With Different Execution Times: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
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- Cross-education of lower limb muscle strength following resistance exercise training in males and females: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Experimental physiology · 2026Pooled it
- Can the cross-education of strength attenuate the impact of detraining after a period of strength training? A quasi-randomized trial.European journal of applied physiology · 2024Trial
- Cross-Education of Strength: From Theory to Practice in Contemporary Sports Rehabilitation-A Narrative Review and Clinical Implications.Sports medicine - open · 2025Review
- Cross-education: motor unit adaptations mediate the strength increase in non-trained muscles following 8 weeks of unilateral resistance training.Frontiers in physiology · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundCross-education of strength refers to the strength gain that is transferred to the contralateral limb after a unilateral training program. HYPOTHESIS: Unilateral eccentric training using different muscle contraction times would improve the structural and functional properties of the untrained contralateral limb. STUDY
designRandomized controlled trial. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level 2.
methodsThirty-six participants were randomized into a control group, experimental group 1 (EG6s; eccentric contraction runtime = 6 seconds) and experimental group 2 (EG3s; eccentric contraction runtime = 3 seconds). The thickness and elastographic index of the patellar tendon (PT), lean mass and fat percentage of the thigh, contractile properties of the vastus lateralis (VL), as well as isometric, concentric, and eccentric knee extensor peak torques, and eccentric single-leg decline squat (SLDS
resultsAfter training, there was an increase in lean thigh mass of the untrained limb in both groups: EG6s (0.17 ± 0.29 kg;
conclusionRegardless of the runtime of the contraction, 6 weeks of SLSD CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Our study suggests that cross-education training can be of great importance for clinical application and musculoskeletal and neuromuscular rehabilitative processes after unilateral injury.
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