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Resistance Training in Sport Health and Performance

A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Exercise and Health".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2022) | Viewed by 12572

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Vidar Andersen

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Guest Editor
Faculty of Education, Arts and Sports, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Sogndal 6856, Norway
Interests: resistance training; exercise physiology; personal training; athletic performance; training and health
Dr. Atle Hole Saeterbakken

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Assistant Guest Editor
Faculty of Education, Arts and Sports, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Sogndal 6856, Norway
Interests: resistance training; core training; biomechanics; athletic performance; resistance training with elderly
Dr. Kristoffer Toldnes Cumming

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Assistant Guest Editor
Faculty of Heath and Welfare, Østfold University College, Kråkerøy 1671, Norway
Interests: resistance training; physiology; molecular exercise physiology; physical activity and health; ageing

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Resistance training is commonly used by athletes in different sports and at different levels to increase performance, stay healthy, avoid injury or rehabilitate from injury. In resistance training, several factors can be manipulated, such as load, volume, velocity, rest intervals, etc., to achieve the desired physiological adaptations. Furthermore, different sports and activities emphasize different muscle groups, different contraction types and different contraction velocities. Therefore, resistance training should be performed based on the aim of the training, the specificity of the sport and the preferences of the individual athlete.

In this Special Issue of the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, we welcome cross-sectional studies, longitudinal studies, randomized controlled trials, both narrow and systematic reviews and meta-analyses related to resistance training and sport health (both physiological and psychological) and/or sport performance. We are happy to accept studies conducted on all levels of athletes (amateur to professionals) and performance measured directly (similar to competition) or indirectly (factors important for performance).

Dr. Vidar Andersen
Dr. Atle Hole Saeterbakken
Dr. Kristoffer Toldnes Cumming
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • Athletic performance
  • Injury prevention
  • Injury rehabilitation
  • Physiological effects
  • Biomechanics
  • Maximal strength
  • Explosive strength
  • Training interventions

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The Effect of Grip Width on Muscle Strength and Electromyographic Activity in Bench Press among Novice- and Resistance-Trained Men
by Atle Hole Saeterbakken, Nicolay Stien, Helene Pedersen, Tom Erik Jorung Solstad, Kristoffer Toldnes Cumming and Vidar Andersen
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18(12), 6444; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18126444 - 14 Jun 2021
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Background: This study compared the muscle activity and six repetition maximum (6-RM) loads in bench press with narrow, medium, and wide grip widths with sub-group comparisons of resistance-trained (RT) and novice-trained (NT) men. Methods: After two familiarization sessions, twenty-eight subjects lifted their 6-RM [...] Read more.
Background: This study compared the muscle activity and six repetition maximum (6-RM) loads in bench press with narrow, medium, and wide grip widths with sub-group comparisons of resistance-trained (RT) and novice-trained (NT) men. Methods: After two familiarization sessions, twenty-eight subjects lifted their 6-RM loads with the different grip widths with measurement of electromyographic activity. Results: Biceps brachii activity increased with increasing grip width, whereas wide grip displayed lower triceps brachii activation than medium and narrow. In the anterior deltoid, greater activity was observed using a medium compared to narrow grip. Similar muscle activities were observed between the grip widths for the other muscles. For the RT group, greater biceps brachii activity with increasing grip width was observed, but only greater activity was observed in the NT group between narrow and wide. Comparing wide and medium grip width, the RT group showed lower triceps activation using a wide grip, whereas the NT group showed lower anterior deltoid activation using a narrow compared to medium grip. Both groups demonstrated lower 6-RM loads using a narrow grip compared to the other grips. Conclusion: Grip widths affect both 6-RM loads and triceps brachii, biceps brachii, and anterior deltoid activity especially between wide and narrow grip widths. Full article
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Is the Occurrence of the Sticking Region in Maximum Smith Machine Squats the Result of Diminishing Potentiation and Co-Contraction of the Prime Movers among Recreationally Resistance Trained Males?
by Roland van den Tillaar, Eirik Lindset Kristiansen and Stian Larsen
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18(3), 1366; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18031366 - 2 Feb 2021
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This study compared the kinetics, barbell, and joint kinematics and muscle activation patterns between a one-repetition maximum (1-RM) Smith machine squat and isometric squats performed at 10 different heights from the lowest barbell height. The aim was to investigate if force output is [...] Read more.
This study compared the kinetics, barbell, and joint kinematics and muscle activation patterns between a one-repetition maximum (1-RM) Smith machine squat and isometric squats performed at 10 different heights from the lowest barbell height. The aim was to investigate if force output is lowest in the sticking region, indicating that this is a poor biomechanical region. Twelve resistance trained males (age: 22 ± 5 years, mass: 83.5 ± 39 kg, height: 1.81 ± 0.20 m) were tested. A repeated two-way analysis of variance showed that Force output decreased in the sticking region for the 1-RM trial, while for the isometric trials, force output was lowest between 0–15 cm from the lowest barbell height, data that support the sticking region is a poor biomechanical region. Almost all muscles showed higher activity at 1-RM compared with isometric attempts (p < 0.05). The quadriceps activity decreased, and the gluteus maximus and shank muscle activity increased with increasing height (p ≤ 0.024). Moreover, the vastus muscles decreased only for the 1-RM trial while remaining stable at the same positions in the isometric trials (p = 0.04), indicating that potentiation occurs. Our findings suggest that a co-contraction between the hip and knee extensors, together with potentiation from the vastus muscles during ascent, creates a poor biomechanical region for force output, and thereby the sticking region among recreationally resistance trained males during 1-RM Smith machine squats. Full article
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