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Acute and delayed effects of a resistance training session leading to muscular failure on mechanical, metabolic, and perceptual responses [PDF]

, 2018
Párraga-Montilla, JA, García-Ramos, A, Castaño-Zambudio, A, Capelo-Ramírez, F, González-Hernández, JM, Cordero-Rodríguez, Y, and Jiménez-Reyes, P. Acute and delayed effects of a resistance training session leading to muscular failure on mechanical ...
Capelo Ramírez, Fernando, Cordero Rodríguez, Yaiza Adela, Párraga Montilla, Juan A, García Ramos, Amador, Castaño Zambudio, Adrián, Jiménez Reyes, Pedro, González Hernández, Jorge M   +6 more
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Muscular Strength: Applications for Dancers

Medical Problems of Performing Artists, 2009
Muscle fibers can generally be divided into slow and fast twitch according to their contraction speed. Even though an individual normally has the same ratio of slow/fast muscle fibers throughout his or her body, the lower-limb muscles are predominantly designed to provide the maximum dynamic output in rapid movements (e.g., jumping).
Koutedakis, Yiannis, Clarke, Frances, Wyon, Matthew A., Aways, Danielle, Owolabi, Emmanuel O.   +4 more
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Interrelationship between muscle fitness in childhood and bone mineral density in adulthood: mediation analysis of muscle fitness in adulthood

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background This study was aimed to examine the relationship between muscular fitness indicators in childhood and areal bone mineral density (aBMD) in adulthood and to verify whether the relationship is mediated by performance on muscular fitness ...
Cynthia Correa Lopes Barbosa, Julio Cesar da Costa, Catiana Leila Possamai Romanzini, Mariana Biagi Batista, Gabriela Blasquez-Shigaki, Rômulo Araújo Fernandes, Diogo V. Martinho, Tomás Oliveira, Luís P. Ribeiro, Manuel João Coelho-e-Silva, Enio Ricardo Vaz Ronque   +10 more
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Systemic Vascular Function Is Associated with Muscular Power in Older Adults

Journal of Aging Research, 2012
Age-associated loss of muscular strength and muscular power is a critical determinant of loss of physical function and progression to disability in older adults.
Kevin S. Heffernan, Angela Chalé, Cynthia Hau, Gregory J. Cloutier, Edward M. Phillips, Patrick Warner, Heather Nickerson, Kieran F. Reid, Jeffrey T. Kuvin, Roger A. Fielding   +9 more
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Effect of direct supervision of a strength coach on measures of muscular strength and power in young rugby league players [PDF]

, 2004
The purpose of the present study was to examine the influence of direct supervision on muscular strength, power, and running speed during 12 weeks of resistance training in young rugby league players. Two matched groups of young (16.7 ± 1.1 years [mean ±
Dascombe, Ben (R21089), Coutts, Aaron J., Murphy, AJ, Murphy, Aron J., Coutts, AJ, Dascombe, BJ   +5 more
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Muscular strength and power correlates of tackling ability in semiprofessional rugby league players [PDF]

, 2015
This study investigated the relationship between muscular strength and power and tackling ability in semiprofessional rugby league players. Thirty-six semiprofessional (mean ± SD age, 23.1 ± 3.6 years) rugby league players, from 3 distinct playing ...
Speranza, Michael J. A., Gabbett, Tim J., Johnston, Rich D., Sheppard, Jeremy M.   +3 more
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Large-scale GWAS identifies multiple loci for hand grip strength providing biological insights into muscular fitness [PDF]

, 2017
Hand grip strength is a widely used proxy of muscular fitness, a marker of frailty, and predictor of a range of morbidities and all-cause mortality. To investigate the genetic determinants of variation in grip strength, we perform a large-scale genetic ...
Matteini, Amy M, Grarup, Niels, Morris, John A, Thalamuthu, Anbupalam, Wright, Daniel J, Demirkan, Ayse, Derave, Wim, Garton, Fleur C, Oskolkov, Nikolay, Day, Felix R, Trajanoska, Katerina, Joshi, Peter K, Liu, Jun, et al., Willems, Sara M, Mangino, Massimo   +15 more
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Patients With Becker Muscular Dystrophy Have Severe Paraspinal Muscle Involvement

Frontiers in Neurology, 2021
Introduction: Paraspinal muscles are important for gross motor functions. Impairment of these muscles can lead to poor postural control and ambulation difficulty.
Aisha M. Sheikh, Karen Rudolf, Josefine de Stricker Borch, Tahmina Khawajazada, Nanna Witting, John Vissing   +5 more
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Muscular Strength and Temporomandibular Joint Repositioning [PDF]

Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, 1986
The relationship between physical performance and the position of the temporomandibular joint has received much attention in the past few years. Some studies have shown improvement in the physical performance with the proper alignment of the jaw. However, most of these studies lack proper experimental design.
M J, Welch, D M, Edington, R C, Ritter
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Is tDCS an Adjunct Ergogenic Resource for Improving Muscular Strength and Endurance Performance? A Systematic Review

Frontiers in Psychology, 2019
Exercise performance is influenced by many physical factors, such as muscle strength and endurance. Particularly in the physical fitness and sports performance contexts, there are many types of ergogenic aids to improve muscular strength and endurance ...
Sergio Machado, Petra Jansen, Victor Almeida, Jitka Veldema, Jitka Veldema   +4 more
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