Strength training reduces intracortical inhibition

Acta Physiologica

Volumn 206, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 109-119

  Weier, A T ^a   Pearce, A J ^b   Kidgell, D J ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Intracortical inhibition; Primary motor cortex; Strength training; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG EXERCISE; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RESISTANCE TRAINING; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMECHANICS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEURAL INHIBITION; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; RECRUITMENT, NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; TIME FACTORS; TORQUE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; VICTORIA; VOLITION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865747943     PISSN: 17481708     EISSN: 17481716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-1716.2012.02454.x     Document Type: Article

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