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Motor Unit Discharge Characteristics and Conduction Velocity of the Vastii Muscles in Long-Term Resistance-Trained Men.
Škarabot J, Folland JP, Forsyth J, Vazoukis A, Holobar A, Del Vecchio A. Škarabot J, et al. Among authors: folland jp. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2023 May 1;55(5):824-836. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000003105. Epub 2022 Dec 21. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2023. PMID: 36729054
PURPOSE: Adjustments in motor unit (MU) discharge properties have been shown after short-term resistance training; however, MU adaptations in long-term resistance-trained (RT) individuals are less clear. Here, we concurrently assessed MU discharge characteristics an …
PURPOSE: Adjustments in motor unit (MU) discharge properties have been shown after short-term resistance training; however, MU adapta …
Effect of long-term maximum strength training on explosive strength, neural, and contractile properties.
Balshaw TG, Massey GJ, Maden-Wilkinson TM, Lanza MB, Folland JP. Balshaw TG, et al. Among authors: folland jp. Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2022 Apr;32(4):685-697. doi: 10.1111/sms.14120. Epub 2022 Jan 15. Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2022. PMID: 34978747 Free PMC article.
The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to compare explosive strength and underpinning contractile, hypertrophic, and neuromuscular activation characteristics of long-term maximum strength-trained (LT-MST; ie, 3 years of consistent, regular knee extensor training) an …
The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to compare explosive strength and underpinning contractile, hypertrophic, and neuromuscular ac …
Neural adaptations to long-term resistance training: evidence for the confounding effect of muscle size on the interpretation of surface electromyography.
Škarabot J, Balshaw TG, Maeo S, Massey GJ, Lanza MB, Maden-Wilkinson TM, Folland JP. Škarabot J, et al. Among authors: folland jp. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2021 Aug 1;131(2):702-715. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00094.2021. Epub 2021 Jun 24. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2021. PMID: 34166110 Free article.
This study compared elbow flexor (EF; experiment 1) and knee extensor (KE; experiment 2) maximal compound action potential (M(max)) amplitude between long-term resistance trained (LTRT; n = 15 and n = 14, 6 3 and 4 1 yr of training) and untrained (UT; n = 14 and n = 49) me …
This study compared elbow flexor (EF; experiment 1) and knee extensor (KE; experiment 2) maximal compound action potential (M(max)) amplitud …
Corticospinal excitability and motor representation after long-term resistance training.
Maeo S, Balshaw TG, Lanza MB, Hannah R, Folland JP. Maeo S, et al. Among authors: folland jp. Eur J Neurosci. 2021 May;53(10):3416-3432. doi: 10.1111/ejn.15197. Epub 2021 Apr 7. Eur J Neurosci. 2021. PMID: 33763908
We compared corticospinal excitability and motor representation assessed with transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) between long-term resistance trained (LRT, 3 years) versus untrained (UNT) males (n = 15/group). ...
We compared corticospinal excitability and motor representation assessed with transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) between long-term …
What makes long-term resistance-trained individuals so strong? A comparison of skeletal muscle morphology, architecture, and joint mechanics.
Maden-Wilkinson TM, Balshaw TG, Massey GJ, Folland JP. Maden-Wilkinson TM, et al. Among authors: folland jp. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2020 Apr 1;128(4):1000-1011. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00224.2019. Epub 2019 Dec 24. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2020. PMID: 31873069 Free PMC article.
The greater muscular strength of long-term resistance-trained (LTT) individuals is often attributed to hypertrophy, but the role of other factors, notably maximum voluntary specific tension (ST), muscle architecture, and any differences in joint mechanics (moment arm), hav …
The greater muscular strength of long-term resistance-trained (LTT) individuals is often attributed to hypertrophy, but the role of o …
Neural adaptations after 4 years vs 12 weeks of resistance training vs untrained.
Balshaw TG, Massey GJ, Maden-Wilkinson TM, Lanza MB, Folland JP. Balshaw TG, et al. Among authors: folland jp. Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2019 Mar;29(3):348-359. doi: 10.1111/sms.13331. Epub 2018 Dec 9. Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2019. PMID: 30387185
The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of resistance training (RT) duration, including years of exposure, on agonist and antagonist neuromuscular activation throughout the knee extension voluntary torque range. Fifty-seven healthy men (untrained [UNT] n = 29, short- …
The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of resistance training (RT) duration, including years of exposure, on agonist and antago …
Tendinous tissue properties after short- and long-term functional overload: Differences between controls, 12 weeks and 4 years of resistance training.
Massey GJ, Balshaw TG, Maden-Wilkinson TM, Folland JP. Massey GJ, et al. Among authors: folland jp. Acta Physiol (Oxf). 2018 Apr;222(4):e13019. doi: 10.1111/apha.13019. Epub 2018 Jan 19. Acta Physiol (Oxf). 2018. PMID: 29253326 Clinical Trial.
This study compared the morphological and mechanical characteristics of the patellar tendon and knee extensor tendon-aponeurosis complex between young men exposed to long-term (4 years; n = 16), short-term (12 weeks; n = 15) and no (untrained controls; n = 39) funct …
This study compared the morphological and mechanical characteristics of the patellar tendon and knee extensor tendon-aponeurosis complex bet …
Changes in agonist neural drive, hypertrophy and pre-training strength all contribute to the individual strength gains after resistance training.
Balshaw TG, Massey GJ, Maden-Wilkinson TM, Morales-Artacho AJ, McKeown A, Appleby CL, Folland JP. Balshaw TG, et al. Among authors: folland jp. Eur J Appl Physiol. 2017 Apr;117(4):631-640. doi: 10.1007/s00421-017-3560-x. Epub 2017 Feb 26. Eur J Appl Physiol. 2017. PMID: 28239775 Free article.
CONCLUSIONS: Changes in agonist neural drive, quadriceps muscle volume and pre-training strength combined to explain the majority of the variance in strength changes after knee extensor RT (~60%) and adaptations in agonist neural drive were the most important single predictor dur …
CONCLUSIONS: Changes in agonist neural drive, quadriceps muscle volume and pre-training strength combined to explain the majority of the var …
Task-specific neural adaptations to isoinertial resistance training.
Buckthorpe M, Erskine RM, Fletcher G, Folland JP. Buckthorpe M, et al. Among authors: folland jp. Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2015 Oct;25(5):640-9. doi: 10.1111/sms.12292. Epub 2014 Jul 31. Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2015. PMID: 25077768
This study aimed to delineate the contribution of adaptations in agonist, antagonist, and stabilizer muscle activation to changes in isometric and isoinertial lifting strength after short-term isoinertial resistance training (RT). Following familiarization, 45 men (23.2 2. …
This study aimed to delineate the contribution of adaptations in agonist, antagonist, and stabilizer muscle activation to changes in isometr …
Nitrate supplementation enhances the contractile properties of human skeletal muscle.
Haider G, Folland JP. Haider G, et al. Among authors: folland jp. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2014 Dec;46(12):2234-43. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000000351. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2014. PMID: 24681572 Clinical Trial.
The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of short-term nitrate supplementation on the in vivo contractile properties of the skeletal muscle and voluntary muscle function of humans. ...
The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of short-term nitrate supplementation on the in vivo contractile properties of t …
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