Trial reportJournal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985)2024
Joint angle-specific neuromuscular time course of recovery after isometric resistance exercise at shorter and longer muscle lengths.
Trial report in Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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- Influence of Sex on the Recovery Response Following Isometric Exercise Performed at Long Muscle Length.Journal of strength and conditioning research · 2026Article
- Isometric training at longer muscle-tendon complex lengths: A potential countermeasure to impaired neuro-muscle-tendon function during space travel.Experimental physiology · 2026Review
- Recovery response comparisons between variable resistance and long and short muscle length isometric exercise.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Article
- Does Performing Partial Repetitions Beyond Momentary Failure Enhance Muscle Hypertrophy in Volume-Load-Equated Calf-Raise Resistance Training?International journal of exercise science · 2026Article
- The interplay between muscle length, range of motion, and exercise selection: a review.Sports medicine international open · 2026Review
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Abstract
Resistance training at longer muscle lengths induces greater muscle hypertrophy and different neuromuscular functional adaptations than training at shorter muscle lengths. However, the acute time course of recovery of neuromuscular characteristics after resistance exercise at shorter and longer muscle lengths in the quadriceps has never been described. Eight healthy young participants (4 M, 4 F) were randomly assigned to perform four sets of eight maximal isometric contractions at shorter (SL; 50° knee flexion) or longer (LL; 90° knee flexion) muscle lengths in a crossover fashion. During exercise, peak torque (PT), muscle activity [electromyogram (EMG)], and internal muscle forces were assessed. PT and EMG at shorter (PT50, EMG50) and longer (PT90, EMG90) muscle lengths, creatine kinase (CK), and muscle soreness were measured at baseline, immediately after exercise (Post), after 24 h (24 h), and after 48 h (48 h). During exercise, EMG (
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