SynthesisFrontiers in physiology2022
The Effect of Resistance Training on Motor Unit Firing Properties: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Quadriceps and ankle weakness in inclusion body myositis: impact on descending balance control and rehabilitation strategies - a systematic review.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Pooled it
- Electrocortical activity during resistance exercises in healthy young adults-a systematic review.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of plyometric training on skill and physical performance in healthy tennis players: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Pooled it
- A Randomized Controlled Trial to Determine the Impact of Resistance Training versus Aerobic Training on the Management of FGF-21 and Related Physiological Variables in Obese Men with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2024Trial
- Normalization of muscle strength measures in barbell exercises by sex, age, and anthropometry: notes on allometry.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Effects of the Abdominal Draw-In Maneuver with Manual Resistance on Lumbopelvic Muscle Activity and Lateral Pelvic Tilt During Side-Lying Hip Abduction.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
- Reduced knee extensor torque steadiness and increased motor unit discharge rate variability in young people with patellofemoral pain: a pilot study.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Article
- Biceps femoris long-head motor unit discharge rates and recruitment thresholds vary across 9 weeks of eccentric training.Journal of sport and health science · 2026Article
- Meta-analyses in sport and exercise science: sometimes the right tool at the wrong time?Systematic reviews · 2026Article
- Exercise-specific post-translational modification signatures: unveiling precise regulatory mechanisms of molecular exercise language and cellular adaptation.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Review
- The effects of 8-week wearable resistance training on neuromuscular adaptations in soccer players.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Article
- Delayed lead straight punch performance following resistance priming with different velocity-loss thresholds in highly trained boxers.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Article
- Effects of the Combined Abdominal Draw-In Maneuver and Manual Resistance on Lumbopelvic Muscle Activity and Anterior Pelvic Tilt During Prone Hip Extension.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Random-Order Ballistic Training Improves Throwing Distance in Resistance-Trained Males.European journal of sport science · 2025Article
- Relative Contributions of Motor Unit Firing Pattern, Muscle Quantity, and Muscle Quality to Maximum Muscle Strength in Female Patients with Early and Severe Knee Osteoarthritis.Annals of biomedical engineering · 2025Article
- Neuromuscular control of a five-finger pinch task is influenced by training history.Experimental brain research · 2025Article
- Effects of Neuromuscular Priming with Spinal Cord Transcutaneous Stimulation on Lower Limb Motor Performance in Humans: A Randomized Crossover Sham-Controlled Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Cross-education: motor unit adaptations mediate the strength increase in non-trained muscles following 8 weeks of unilateral resistance training.Frontiers in physiology · 2024Article
- An Integrated Approach to Skeletal Muscle Health in Aging.Nutrients · 2023Review
- Additional Active Movements Are Not Required for Strength Gains in the Untrained during Short-Term Whole-Body Electromyostimulation Training.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
While neural changes are thought to be responsible for early increases in strength following resistance training (RT), the exact changes in motor unit (MU) firing properties remain unclear. This review aims to synthesize the available evidence on the effect of RT on MU firing properties. MEDLINE (OVID interface), EMBASE (OVID interface), Web of Science (all databases), Cochrane Library, EBSCO CINAHL Plus, PubMed, and EBSCO SportDiscus were searched from inception until June 2021. Randomized controlled trials and non-randomized studies of interventions that compared RT to no intervention (control) were included. Two reviewers independently extracted data from each trial, assessed the risk of bias and rated the cumulative quality of evidence. Motor unit discharge rate (MUDR), motor unit recruitment threshold (MURT), motor unit discharge rate variability (MUDRV), MU discharge rate at recruitment vs. recruitment threshold relationship, and MU discharge rate vs. recruitment threshold relationship were assessed. Seven trials including 167 participants met the inclusion criteria. Meta-analysis (four studies) revealed that MUDR did not change significantly (
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