Sentences with phrase «specificity of strength gains»

Firstly, they have made it clear that heavy loads are also superior in young adult subjects with strength training experience (Schoenfeld et al. 2015; Mangine et al. 2015; Morton et al. 2016), showing that training status does not affect the extent to which there is specificity of strength gains on the strength - endurance continuum.

Some studies have often reported no external load type specificity of strength gains, although these are primarily limited to those reporting on programs of single - joint knee extension exercises (Manning et al. 1990; Hunter & Culpepper, 1995; Remaud et al. 2010) or programs of combined single - joint and multi-joint leg extension exercises (Walker et al. 2013).

So although there might be small differences in regional hypertrophy between concentric and eccentric training (because of the differences in the muscle architecture adaptations), it is still unclear whether this phenomenon is responsible for the specificity of strength gains after eccentric training.

Ultimately, what we can say is that since changes in tendon stiffness do not seem to differ between concentric and eccentric training, that changes in tendon stiffness are probably not responsible for the specificity of strength gains after eccentric training.

Not exact matches

Following the principle of specificity, we might expect to see the largest gains in strength when we test force production at the same movement speed as we use in training.

If the principle of specificity applies to velocity, then when we train using a fast speed, we should see the greatest gains in strength when we test strength at a high velocity, and the smallest gains in strength when we test at a low velocity.

If this is the case, we should find that the main causes of specificity in strength gains after training with different types of external load are regional hypertrophy and joint angle - specific changes in neural drive (especially at end range of motion).

Moreover, since there is evidence of specificity in strength gains with regard to muscle action, eccentric training is often (but not always) used to improve eccentric strength.

One interesting feature of stability - specificity is that the strength gains are highly specific to the exact movement pattern used in training.