Trial reportEuropean journal of applied physiology2022
Fast and ballistic contractions involve greater neuromuscular power production in older adults during resistance exercise.
Trial report in European journal of applied physiology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07023146 (Adaptations Due to Different Intensities of Power Training on Neuromuscular Performance, Muscle Thickness and Functional Capacity in Elderly People), which is not on this map. Cited by 11 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Adaptations Due to Different Intensities of Power Training on Neuromuscular Performance, Muscle Thickness and Functional Capacity in Elderly People: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Who cites it
11 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 17 citations in OpenAlex.
- High-Intensity Training Increases Osteocalcin Levels: A Meta-Analysis of Effects of Exercise on Bone Remodeling biomarkers.Sports medicine - open · 2026Pooled it
- Does High-Velocity Resistance Exercise Elicit Greater Physical Function Benefits Than Traditional Resistance Exercise in Older Adults? A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis of 79 Trials.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2023Pooled it
- Effect of lower-extremity muscle power training on muscle strength, balance function and walking ability in older adults with heart failure: a randomized controlled trial.European geriatric medicine · 2024Trial
- Electromyographic Activation of the Pectoralis Major and Triceps Brachii Muscles During Standard, Diamond, and Wide Hand Position Push-Ups.Muscles (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Effects of High-Intensity Resistance Training Volume on Muscle Performance and Blood-derived Markers in Recreationally Trained Subjects.International journal of exercise science · 2026Article
- Trends in Semiprofessional Scottish Football Players' Acceleration and Deceleration Loads Across Playing Positions During Competitive Play and Training.Translational sports medicine · 2026Article
- Walking handball as an exercise alternative to conventional walking and recreational team handball.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
- Acute muscle excitation response across various bench press ranges of motion.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Acute Effects of Fast vs. Slow Bench Press Repetitions with Equal Time Under Tension on Velocity, sEMG Activity, and Applied Force in the Bench Press Throw.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2024Article
- Sit-to-Stand Power Is a Stronger Predictor of Gait Speed than Knee Extension Strength.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2024Article
- The effect of a prior eccentric lowering phase on concentric neuromechanics during multiple joint resistance exercise in older adults.Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports · 2023Article
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
purposeNeuromuscular power is critical for healthy ageing. Conventional older adult resistance training (RT) guidelines typically recommend lifting slowly (2-s; CONV), whereas fast/explosive contractions performed either non-ballistically (FAST-NB) or ballistically (FAST-B, attempting to throw the load) may involve greater acute power production, and could ultimately provide a greater chronic power adaptation stimulus. To compare the neuromechanics (power, force, velocity, and muscle activation) of different types of concentric isoinertial RT contractions in older adults.
methodsTwelve active older adult males completed three sessions, each randomly assigned to one type of concentric contraction (CONV or FAST-NB or FAST-B). Each session involved lifting a range of loads (20-80%1RM) using an instrumented isoinertial leg press dynamometer that measured power, force, and velocity. Muscle activation was assessed with surface electromyography (sEMG).
resultsPeak and mean power were markedly different, according to the concentric contraction explosive intent FAST-B > FAST-NB > CONV, with FAST-B producing substantially more power (+ 49 to 1172%, P ≤ 0.023), force (+ 10 to 136%, P < 0.05) and velocity (+ 55 to 483%, P ≤ 0.025) than CONV and FAST-NB contractions. Knee and hip extensor sEMG were typically higher during FAST-B than CON (all P < 0.02) and FAST-NB (≤ 50%1RM, P ≤ 0.001).
conclusionsFAST-B contractions produced markedly greater power, force, velocity and muscle activation across a range of loads than both CONV or FAST-NB and could provide a more potent RT stimulus for the chronic development of older adult power.
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