Accommodating resistance training transfers well to constant load strength, and also seems to produce greater joint angle - specific strength gains towards the middle of the exercise range of motion, greater improvements in repetition strength, and greater high -
velocity strength gains.
Therefore, it seems premature to suggest that maximal intent is the only factor that leads to high
velocity strength gains, based on a single study with such limitations.
Not exact matches
Not to mention that decreasing the effects of the sticking point will increase the
velocity of the bar and stimulate the activity of the more potent fast - twitch muscle fibers, thereby promoting greater
strength gains.
In their famous study, Duchateau & Hainaut (1984) compared force - focused and
velocity - focused training and reported greater
gains in maximum
strength after force - focused training (20 % vs. 11 %), but maximal shortening
velocity only improved after
velocity - focused training (by 21 %).
There are many factors that could cause
velocity - specific
gains in
strength.
On the other hand, many studies have reported
velocity - specific
strength gains after isokinetic
strength training at different speeds, where the intent was maximal in all groups (Moffroid & Whipple, 1970; Caiozzo et al. 1981; Coyle et al. 1981; Jenkins et al. 1984; Garnica, 1986; Thomeé et al. 1987; Petersen et al. 1989; Bell et al. 1989; Ewing Jr et al. 1990), and also after constant load
strength training at different speeds, where intent was maximal in all groups (Kaneko et al. 1983; Aaagaard et al. 1994; 1996; Moss et al. 1997; Ingebrigtsen et al. 2009).
Many studies have shown that high
velocity isokinetic training leads to greater
gains in
strength when tested at high isokinetic
velocities (Moffroid & Whipple, 1970; Caiozzo et al. 1981; Coyle et al. 1981; Jenkins et al. 1984; Garnica, 1986; Thomeé et al. 1987; Petersen et al. 1989; Bell et al. 1989; Ewing Jr et al. 1990), although this is not always true (Farthing & Chilibeck, 2003).
Indeed, some studies have reported
velocity - specific
strength gains in conjunction with shifts in muscle fiber type or in fiber type distribution (Liu et al. 2003; Zaras et al. 2013), but others have found no changes in fiber type distribution, while still reporting
velocity - specific
strength gains (Coyle et al. 1981; Thomeé et al. 1987; Ewing Jr et al. 1990; Malisoux et al. 2006; Vissing et al. 2008).
In contrast, training with a heavy load and a slower bar speed leads to preferentially greater
gains in low -
velocity strength.
Similarly, if we train using a slow speed, we should see the greatest
gains in
strength when we test
strength at a low
velocity, and the smallest
gains in
strength when we test at a high
velocity.
Eccentric - specific
gains produced by neural mechanisms might not transfer well to COD ability, because of differences between the
strength training exercise and the COD maneuver in terms of both movement pattern, and contraction
velocity.
A cross-over effect of
strength gains from one limb to the other could therefore have occurred, and prevented the identification of
velocity - specific
strength gains.
This probably causes differences in
velocity - specific
gains in
strength between the two external load types.
There is good evidence that high
velocity isokinetic training leads to greater
gains in
strength when tested at high isokinetic
velocities, and there is weaker evidence that the same effect occurs after constant load training.
To prepare athletes for sport, are most interested in whether we can produce greater
gains in
strength at high
velocities, by training using fast bar speeds.
Strength is velocity - specific, which means that training with a light load and a faster bar speed leads to preferentially greater gains in high - velocity s
Strength is
velocity - specific, which means that training with a light load and a faster bar speed leads to preferentially greater
gains in high -
velocity strengthstrength.
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.
On this basis, the researchers concluded that «intent to move quickly» is the only important factor for producing
velocity - specific
strength gains.
There is good evidence that high
velocity isokinetic training leads to greater
gains in
strength when tested at high isokinetic
velocities (Moffroid & Whipple, 1970; Caiozzo et al. 1981; Coyle et al. 1981; Jenkins et al. 1984; Garnica, 1986; Thomeé et al. 1987; Petersen et al. 1989; Bell et al. 1989; Ewing Jr et al. 1990), but it does not always happen (Farthing & Chilibeck, 2003).
Yet, both training programs displayed
velocity - specific
strength gains, with the greatest
gains in
strength being at the highest
velocities.
Strength gains are specific: to the type of external load you use, although the effect is likely just a weaker version of the combined effects of range of motion and
velocity.
The greater
gains in
strength - to - size that result from an increase in specific tension are not reflected in improvements in muscle power, because the reduction in contractile
velocity counteracts the effects of the increased muscle fiber force (Erskine et al. 2011).
Velocity - specificity can be confusing for some, because some very influential research suggested that «intent» was the main factor driving velocity - specific strength gains, and not actual ba
Velocity - specificity can be confusing for some, because some very influential research suggested that «intent» was the main factor driving
velocity - specific strength gains, and not actual ba
velocity - specific
strength gains, and not actual bar speed.
In other words, high -
velocity (light load) training produces greater
gains in
strength at high speeds than at low speeds, as indeed many studies have reported for many decades (e.g. Coyle et al. 1981).