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Trial reportEuropean journal of applied physiology2024

Can the cross-education of strength attenuate the impact of detraining after a period of strength training? A quasi-randomized trial.

Grant S Rowe, Anthony J Blazevich, Janet L Taylor, Timothy Pulverenti, G Gregory Haff

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Trial report in European journal of applied physiology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Grant S RoweSchool of Psychology, College of Health and Education, Murdoch University, 90 South Street, Murdoch, Perth, 6150, Australia. grant.rowe@murdoch.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6980-0511
Anthony J BlazevichDiscipline of Exercise and Sports Science, School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Perth, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1664-1614
Janet L TaylorDiscipline of Exercise and Sports Science, School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Perth, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8976-5162
Timothy PulverentiDepartment of Anaesthesiology, Montefiore Medical Center, New York, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0981-2286
G Gregory HaffDirectorate of Sport, Exercise, and Physiotherapy, University of Salford, Greater Manchester, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0676-7750

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeUnilateral strength training may attenuate the decline in muscle strength and size in homologous, contralateral muscles. This study aimed to determine whether the cross-education of strength could specifically attenuate the effects of detraining immediately after a short (prehabilitation-type) period of strength training.

methodsTwenty-six strength-trained participants were assigned to either four weeks of unilateral strength training of the stronger arm (UNI) or detraining (Detrain). Motor evoked potential (MEP) and cortical silent period (cSP) responses, muscle cross-sectional area (CSA

resultsIn UNI, one-repetition maximum (1-RM) strength improved in both the trained (∆ = 2.0 ± 0.9 kg) and non-trained (∆ = 0.8 ± 0.9 kg) arms despite cessation of training of the weaker arm, whereas 1-RM strength was unchanged in Detrain. Maximal voluntary isometric contraction, isokinetic peak torque, and RFD did not change in either group. No neural changes were detected in UNI, but cSP increased in Detrain (∆ = 0.010 ± 0.015 s). CSA

conclusionUNI attenuated the effects of detraining in the weaker arm as shown by the improvement in 1-RM strength. However, the cross-education of strength did not attenuate the decline in muscle size in the contralateral arm.

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Muscle, SkeletalMuscle StrengthResistance TrainingAdultArmEvoked Potentials, MotorFemaleHumansIsometric ContractionMaleYoung AdultCross-education of strengthMuscle sizeMuscle strengthNeuralUnilateral

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PMID38809477
PMCPMC11467040

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