Sentences with phrase «muscle thickness»

Researchers measured muscle thickness, body composition, bench press and leg press strength.

At the end of a training session, getting stronger is the best way to experience muscle growth and see the increased muscle thickness.

At baseline, week four, and week eight, participants were measured for muscle thickness, body composition, bench press and leg press strength.

Pea protein can promote muscle thickness gains when taken in conjunction with a resistance training program (9).

While x-rays are not useful to measure the heart muscle thickness, they are used to rule out lung congestion and solid masses (cancer).

They report that the MRI - measured muscle thickness was 32 mm, while the ultrasound - measured thickness was 33 mm.

They report that the average muscle thickness of the triceps muscle was 31 mm.

Here's the plot of muscle thickness in the rectus femoris:

BetaTOR supplementation resulted in a 200 % increase in muscle thickness compared with placebo supplementation over the 12 - week study.

The central region of the gastrocnemius displayed the greatest muscle thickness, while the distal region displayed the lowest.

Average muscle thickness of the transverse abdominis ranged between 4.4 — 5.1 mm in males and 3.8 — 4.8 mm in females.

A number of studies have described the trapezius muscle thickness including differences between the three regions and areas closer to its origin or insertion.

researchers found that pea protein was able to help athletes increase muscle thickness just as effectively as dairy - based proteins.

Kawakami et al. (1995) found that triceps muscle thickness in males aged 29 years ranged between 31 — 35 mm.

The people who responded to spinal manipulation reported less pain right away and showed improvement in back muscle thickness, disc diffusion and spinal stiffness.

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By the end of the study, the training group had lowered their body fat count by 4.2 % (vs. 0 % in the control group), increased lean body mass by 2.7 % (vs. 2.0 % in control), increased thigh muscle thickness by 3.2 % (vs. 0 %), increased knee extension strength by 16 % (vs. 8 %), and increased jump height by 3.4 % (vs. 1.8 % in the control group).

Additionally, based on strength and hypertrophy (i.e. muscle thickness and volume) effect - size data, the research suggests that exercises be ordered based on priority of importance as dictated by the training goal of a programme, irrespective of whether the exercise involves a relatively large or small muscle group.

Ogasawara et al. (2012) reported similar muscle thickness in a comparable group of males (aged 25 years), reporting measures of 25.1 mm.

Studies have shown that BetaTOR also boosts muscle thickness.

Indeed, Ogasawara et al. (2012) showed that pectoralis major muscle thickness and wide grip bench press 1RM increased in tandem over a 24 - week resistance training program, as can be seen in the chart below.

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Average muscle thickness of the internal oblique ranged between 8.2 — 12.7 mm in males and 7.4 — 9.6 mm in females.

HMB free acid supplemented subjects had greater strength gains, increased Wingate power, and increased muscle thickness compared with the placebo supplemented subjects.

The rectus abdominis displays the greatest muscle thickness, the longest muscle fascicles, but the smallest pennation angle.

At baseline (week 0), midway (week 4), and end (week 8) participants were measured for muscle thickness, body composition, bench press and leg press strength.

O'Sullivan et al. (2007) found that the lower trapezius muscle thickness was 3.1 ± 0.8 mm when measured with ultrasound.

In a study published in the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, researchers found that pea protein was able to help athletes increase muscle thickness just as effectively as dairy - based proteins.

Hill et al didn't measure muscle thickness, but it wouldn't surprise me if at 20 days the guinea pigs on their way to an early death had the thickest and most massive quadriceps.

Subjects taking the nutrient had improvement in muscle thickness to help individuals gain greater muscle strength.

In 2015, the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition found that pea proteins can be just as efficient as whey, both producing similar gains in muscle thickness and strength when used after resistance training.

The upper and middle fibers display greater PCSA and muscle thickness, respectively, compared with the lower fibers.

Narici et al. (1996) reported that the muscle thickness of the medial gastrocnemius muscle ranged between 16.9 — 18.6 mm, depending on the region of the muscle being measured.

When the thickest part of the muscle belly was measured, the muscle thickness was much greater in the middle fibers (15.4 mm) compared with the lower fibers (6.8 mm), respectively.

The upper and middle fibers display greater physiological cross-sectional area and muscle thickness, respectively, compared with the lower fibers.

The medial gastrocnemius is larger and displays a greater muscle thickness than the lateral gastrocnemius, while the soleus displays the smallest muscle thickness.

In contrast, O'Sullivan et al. (2009) measured the trapezius fascicles using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and found that the muscle thickness ranged between 3.8 — 15.4 mm depending on the muscle region and the part of the muscle being measured.

Few studies have investigated the muscle thickness of the individual calf muscles.

Finally, Maganaris et al. (1998) also assessed the muscle thickness of the soleus and reported that it ranged between 13.9 — 16.0 mm.

Maganaris et al. (1998) also reported that the muscle thickness of the lateral gastrocnemius similarly ranged between 15.6 — 16.0 mm.

Therefore, it appears that the medial gastrocnemius displays a larger muscle thickness compared to the lateral gastrocnemius, while the soleus appears to display the smallest muscle thickness.

In agreement, Maganaris et al. (1998) reported that the muscle thickness of the medial gastrocnemius measured 16.6 — 17.1 mm.

The study also showed that similar gains were made in terms of muscle thickness and strength in the whey group and the pea group.

If the cross-sectional area of a muscle is proportional to the square of muscle thickness, then we can get a measure of strength per unit cross-section by taking the ratio of leg press 1RM to the square of rectus femoris thickness.

Very limited data is available on the muscle thickness of the biceps muscle.

Miyatani et al. (2004) investigated the reliability of muscle thickness between magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans and ultrasound imaging in males aged 23 - 40 years.

Muscle thickness is another measure of muscle hypertrophy.

Little data exists on the muscle thickness of the triceps.

Thus, the data indicates that the muscle thickness of the triceps muscle varies with age and gender but is around 30 — 35 mm.

Overall, the muscle thickness of the abdominals is generally greater in males compared to females and the internal oblique displays the largest difference between genders.