Quantifying skeletal muscle volume and shape in humans using MRI: a systematic review of validity and reliability

C Pons, B Borotikar, M Garetier, V Burdin… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Aims The aim of this study was to report the metrological qualities of techniques currently
used to quantify skeletal muscle volume and 3D shape in healthy and pathological muscles …

Assessment of body composition in spinal cord injury: A scoping review

JW van der Scheer, JO Totosy de Zepetnek, C Blauwet… - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
The objective of this scoping review was to map the evidence on measurement properties of
body composition tools to assess whole-body and regional fat and fat-free mass in adults …

Effect of a 16-week combined strength and plyometric training program followed by a detraining period on athletic performance in pubertal volleyball players

A Fathi, R Hammami, J Moran, R Borji… - The Journal of …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Fathi, A, Hammami, R, Moran, J, Borji, R, Sahli, S, and Rebai, H. Effect of a 16-week
combined strength and plyometric training program followed by a detraining period on …

Symmorphosis and skeletal muscle : in vivo and in vitro measures reveal differing constraints in the exercise‐trained and untrained human

JR Gifford, RS Garten, AD Nelson… - The Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Key points The concept of symmorphosis predicts that the capacity of each step of the
oxygen cascade is attuned to the task demanded of it during aerobic exercise at maximal …

Can muscle typology explain the inter‐individual variability in resistance training adaptations?

K Van Vossel, J Hardeel… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Considerable inter‐individual heterogeneity exists in the muscular adaptations to resistance
training. It has been proposed that fast‐twitch fibres are more sensitive to hypertrophic …

Effects of passive and active leg movements to interrupt sitting in mild hypercapnia on cardiovascular function in healthy adults

SY Park, TSK Wooden, EJ Pekas… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - journals.physiology.org
Prolonged sitting in a mild hypercapnic environment impairs peripheral vascular function.
The effects of sitting interruptions using passive or active skeletal muscle contractions are …

The impact of life-long strength versus endurance training on muscle fiber morphology and phenotype composition in older men

T Tøien, JL Nielsen, OK Berg… - Journal of Applied …, 2023 - journals.physiology.org
Aging is typically associated with decreased muscle strength and rate of force development
(RFD), partly explained by motor unit remodeling due to denervation, and subsequent loss …

Heavy resistance training in breast cancer patients undergoing adjuvant therapy

R Cešeiko, SN Thomsen, S Tomsone… - Medicine and science …, 2020 - dspace.rsu.lv
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Adjuvant breast cancer therapy may reduce maximal
muscle strength, muscle mass, and functional performance. Although maximal strength …

[HTML][HTML] Strength versus endurance trained master athletes: Contrasting neurophysiological adaptations

T Tøien, R Unhjem, OK Berg, P Aagaard… - Experimental gerontology, 2023 - Elsevier
Neural factors play a critical role in the age-related decline in maximal strength and rate of
force development (RFD). However, it is uncertain how the age-related attenuation in …

Impact of nitric oxide bioavailability on the progressive cerebral and peripheral circulatory impairments during aging and Alzheimer's disease

M Venturelli, A Pedrinolla, I Boscolo Galazzo… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Advanced aging, vascular dysfunction, and nitric oxide (NO) bioavailability are recognized
risk factors for Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, the contribution of AD, per se, to this …