Chronic resistance training: is it time to rethink the time course of neural contributions to strength gain?

GEP Pearcey, S Alizedah, KE Power… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Resistance training enhances muscular force due to a combination of neural plasticity and
muscle hypertrophy. It has been well documented that the increase in strength over the first …

[HTML][HTML] Functional relevance of resistance training-induced neuroplasticity in health and disease

T Hortobágyi, U Granacher… - Neuroscience & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Repetitive, monotonic, and effortful voluntary muscle contractions performed for just a few
weeks, ie, resistance training, can substantially increase maximal voluntary force in the …

[HTML][HTML] Muscle hypertrophy and muscle strength: dependent or independent variables? A provocative review

C Reggiani, S Schiaffino - European journal of translational …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The question whether the muscle hypertrophy induced by resistance training, hormone
administration or genetic manipulation is accompanied by a proportional increase in muscle …

Tracking the corticospinal responses to strength training

J Mason, AK Frazer, J Avela, AJ Pearce… - European journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose The motor cortex (M1) appears to be a primary site of adaptation following both a
single session, and repeated strength-training sessions across multiple weeks. Given that a …

The effect of resistance training on motor unit firing properties: a systematic review and meta-analysis

E Elgueta-Cancino, E Evans, E Martinez-Valdes… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
While neural changes are thought to be responsible for early increases in strength following
resistance training (RT), the exact changes in motor unit (MU) firing properties remain …

Task‐specific strength increases after lower‐limb compound resistance training occurred in the absence of corticospinal changes in vastus lateralis

P Ansdell, CG Brownstein, J Škarabot… - Experimental …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
New Findings What is the central question of the study? Are corticospinal responses to acute
and short‐term squat resistance training task‐specific? What is the main finding and its …

Chronic Biosymbiotic Electrophysiology

D Clausen, T Stuart, KA Kasper… - Advanced Functional …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Continuous monitoring of electrophysiological biosignals such as electrocardiogram (ECG)
and bioimpedance (BioZ) rely on gel‐based electrodes and adhesive skin interfaces …

Determining the corticospinal responses to single bouts of skill and strength training

J Mason, AK Frazer, S Jaberzadeh… - The Journal of …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Mason, J, Frazer, AK, Jaberzadeh, S, Ahtiainen, JP, Avela, J, Rantalainen, T,
Leung, M, and Kidgell, DJ. Determining the corticospinal responses to single bouts of skill …

Determining the intracortical responses after a single session of aerobic exercise in young healthy individuals: a systematic review and best evidence synthesis

RJ Alibazi, AJ Pearce, M Rostami… - The Journal of …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Alibazi, RJ, Pearce, AJ, Rostami, M, Frazer, AK, Brownstein, C, and Kidgell, DJ.
Determining the intracortical responses after a single session of aerobic exercise in young …

Modulation of intracortical inhibition and excitation in agonist and antagonist muscles following acute strength training

J Mason, G Howatson, AK Frazer, AJ Pearce… - European journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Purpose Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) usually investigates the corticospinal
responses of the agonist muscle to strength training, despite the role of the antagonist …