Echo intensity as an indicator of skeletal muscle quality: applications, methodology, and future directions

MS Stock, BJ Thompson - European journal of applied physiology, 2021 - Springer
Purpose This narrative review provides an overview of the current knowledge of B-mode
ultrasound-derived echo intensity (EI) as an indicator of skeletal muscle quality. Method …

Skeletal muscle quality: a biomarker for assessing physical performance capabilities in young populations

MA Naimo, AN Varanoske, JM Hughes… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Muscle quality (MQ), defined as the amount of strength and/or power per unit of muscle
mass, is a novel index of functional capacity that is increasingly relied upon as a critical …

[PDF][PDF] Velocity loss as a critical variable determining the adaptations to strength training

F Pareja-Blanco, J Alcazar… - Med Sci Sports …, 2020 - academia.edu
Purpose: This study aimed to compare the effects of four resistance training (RT) programs
with different velocity loss (VL) thresholds: 0%(VL0), 10%(VL10), 20%(VL20) and …

The effects of resistance training to near failure on strength, hypertrophy, and motor unit adaptations in previously trained adults

BA Ruple, DL Plotkin, MA Smith, JS Godwin… - Physiological …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Limited research exists examining how resistance training to failure affects applied
outcomes and single motor unit characteristics in previously trained individuals. Herein …

Exercise induced changes in echo intensity within the muscle: a brief review

V Wong, RW Spitz, ZW Bell, RB Viana… - Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Echo intensity is the mean pixel intensity of a specific region of interest from an ultrasound
image. This variable has been increasingly used in the literature as a physiological marker …

Risk factors for quadriceps muscle strain injuries in sport: a systematic review

S Pietsch, T Pizzari - journal of orthopaedic & sports physical therapy, 2022 - jospt.org
Objective To identify risk factors for quadriceps muscle strain injury in sport. Design Risk
factor systematic review. Literature Search A systematic search was conducted in the …

Rest-pause and drop-set training elicit similar strength and hypertrophy adaptations compared with traditional sets in resistance-trained males

A Enes, RC Alves, BJ Schoenfeld… - Applied Physiology …, 2021 - cdnsciencepub.com
This paper aimed to compare the effect of drop-set (DS) and rest-pause (RP) systems versus
traditional resistance training (TRT) with equalized total training volume on maximum …

Methodological considerations for and validation of the ultrasonographic determination of human skeletal muscle hypertrophy and atrophy

T Stokes, TR Tripp, K Murphy, RW Morton… - Physiological …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the current gold standard for measuring changes in
muscle size (cross‐sectional area [CSA] and volume) but can be cost‐prohibitive and …

Determining Changes in Muscle Size and Architecture After Exercise Training: One Site Does Not Fit all

JP Nunes, AJ Blazevich, BJ Schoenfeld… - The Journal of …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Nunes, JP, Blazevich, AJ, Schoenfeld, BJ, Kassiano, W, Costa, BDV, Ribeiro, AS,
Nakamura, M, Nosaka, K, and Cyrino, ES. Determining changes in muscle size and …

[HTML][HTML] Manipulating resistance training variables to induce muscle strength and hypertrophy: a brief narrative review

JBB de Camargo, FA Brigatto, RS Zaroni… - … journal of exercise …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The regular practice of resistance training (RT) has been shown to induce relevant
increases in both muscle strength and size. In order to maximize these adaptations, the …