The development of skeletal muscle hypertrophy through resistance training: the role of muscle damage and muscle protein synthesis

F Damas, CA Libardi, C Ugrinowitsch - European journal of applied …, 2018 - Springer
Resistance training (RT)-induced skeletal muscle hypertrophy is a highly intricate process.
Despite substantial advances, we are far from understanding exactly how muscle …

Sarcopenia: current concepts and imaging implications

RD Boutin, L Yao, RJ Canter… - American Journal of …, 2015 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this article is to review the nomenclature, clinical impact, and
diagnostic techniques characterizing sarcopenia. CONCLUSION. Sarcopenia—defined as …

Muscle fibre activation is unaffected by load and repetition duration when resistance exercise is performed to task failure

RW Morton, MW Sonne, A Farias Zuniga… - The Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Key points Performing resistance exercise with heavier loads is often proposed to be
necessary for the recruitment of larger motor units and activation of type II muscle fibres …

Effects of range of motion on resistance training adaptations: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

JG Pallarés, A Hernández‐Belmonte… - … journal of medicine …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Nowadays, there is a lack of consensus and high controversy about the most
effective range of motion (ROM) to minimize the risk of injury and maximize the resistance …

Age-related differences in Achilles tendon properties and triceps surae muscle architecture in vivo

L Stenroth, J Peltonen, NJ Cronin… - Journal of applied …, 2012 - journals.physiology.org
This study examined the concurrent age-related differences in muscle and tendon structure
and properties. Achilles tendon morphology and mechanical properties and triceps surae …

Greater neural adaptations following high-vs. low-load resistance training

NDM Jenkins, AA Miramonti, EC Hill, CM Smith… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
We examined the neuromuscular adaptations following 3 and 6 weeks of 80 vs. 30% one
repetition maximum (1RM) resistance training to failure in the leg extensors. Twenty-six men …

Muscle architecture assessment: strengths, shortcomings and new frontiers of in vivo imaging techniques

MV Franchi, BJ Raiteri, S Longo, S Sinha… - Ultrasound in medicine …, 2018 - Elsevier
Skeletal muscle structural assembly (and its remodeling in response to loading–unloading
states) can be investigated macroscopically by assessing muscle architecture, described as …

[BOOK][B] Science and development of muscle hypertrophy

BJ Schoenfeld - 2020 - books.google.com
Science and Development of Muscle Hypertrophy, Second Edition, is the most
comprehensive resource on muscle hypertrophy in the world. Written by Brad Schoenfeld …

Implementing ultrasound imaging for the assessment of muscle and tendon properties in elite sports: Practical aspects, methodological considerations and future …

F Sarto, J Spörri, DP Fitze, JI Quinlan, MV Narici… - Sports Medicine, 2021 - Springer
Ultrasound (US) imaging has been widely used in both research and clinical settings to
evaluate the morphological and mechanical properties of muscle and tendon. In elite sports …

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 …