Increasing muscle strength and cross-sectional area is of crucial importance to improve or
maintain physical function in musculoskeletal rehabilitation and sports performance …

Study design A literature search of 3 databases was conducted in January, 2021. The
following databases were searched: PubMed, Scopus and Cochrane Library. Databases …

Hypertrophy can be operationally defined as an increase in the axial cross-sectional area of
a muscle fiber or whole muscle, and is due to increases in the size of pre-existing muscle …

Background: In animal studies long-term stretching interventions up to several hours per day
have shown large increases in muscle mass as well as maximal strength. The aim of this …

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 …

Specificity has two major components: A strength-endurance continuum (S-EC) and
adherence to principles of Dynamic Correspondence. Available evidence indicates the …

The maximal number of repetitions that can be completed at various percentages of the one
repetition maximum (1RM)[REPS~% 1RM relationship] is foundational knowledge in …

An individual's training status is a key factor used to determine the volume, the intensity, and
the selection of exercises for resistance training prescription. Interestingly, there are no …

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 …

Most resistance training research focuses on inference from average intervention effects
from observed group-level change scores (ie, mean change of group A vs group B) …