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Unlocking the benefit of active stretch: the eccentric muscle action, not the preload, maximizes muscle-tendon unit stretch-shortening cycle performance Journal of Applied Physiology journals.physiology.org/doi/abs/10.115…

New in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise -Distinct Neural Drives along the Semitendinosus Muscle- Very nice! happy to see growing interest in the neuromechanics of hamstrings -with Andrea Casolo Stefano Nuccio Alessandro Del Vecchio & Co we have novel data related to this -> soon! pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39160760/

What a great effort guys 🥰

⚠ Check out our latest article ⚠ We demonstrate how quadriceps muscle geometry and strength changes throughout maturation in national-level soccer players | OAJSM Dove Medical Press Oliver Faude Martino V. Franchi Eric Lichtenstein DSBG University Basel dovepress.com/quadriceps-mus…

The ECM appears to play an important role in exercise-induced hypertrophy. It may have particular importance during passive tension (see: PMID 34101193). Both papers are great reads and provide potential mechanistic insight into muscle development journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.11…

NEW PAPER: From Tissue to System: What Constitutes an Appropriate Response to Loading? Out now in Sports Medicine: link.springer.com/article/10.100… So pleased to be able to work with Eric Oetter from the Memphis Grizzlies on this one!

An editorial Tom Hawke and I wrote to highlight the important research contributions of Ned Debold and Håkan Westerblad to our understanding of skeletal muscle fatigue mechanisms: journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.11…

Are there sensitive periods for physical activity to influence the development of executive function in children? doi.org/10.1016/j.jshs…

Another piece to the puzzle. In this paper, we show how muscle-tendon unit decoupling can contribute to the SSC effect. Collaborative work by Denis Holzer (TU München), Wolfgang Seiberl, and Tobias Siebert (Uni Stuttgart) Funded by DFG public | @[email protected] OA: doi.org/10.14814/phy2.…

🚨📢Paper alert! Real progress on identifying why residual force enhancement occurs! This was a study I dreamed about since grad school. Please share! The distinctive mechanical and structural signatures of residual force enhancement in myofibers | PNAS pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…

Does increasing training volume over the amount they had already been doing have a big impact on muscle size and function in those who are classified as resistance trained Not really journals.physiology.org/doi/abs/10.115…

Exercise is medicine: The new global exercise guidelines for healthy longevity in older adults are here. With exercise recommendations to address >14 chronic diseases, adverse outcomes, and geriatric syndromes including: ✅ Falls ✅ Cancer ✅ Dementia ✅ Type 2 diabetes ✅

🚨New article from our lab!🚨 -Previous short-term disuse dictates muscle gene expression and physiological adaptations to subsequent resistance exercise- A true collaborative effort! (see the thread below for more) Now out in Journal of Physiology physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

Do you use ultrasound imaging to look at muscle architecture changes during movement? Then UltraTimTrack is for you! We leveraged the benefits of its predecessors, UltraTrack+TimTrack, to enable automatic, objective, and accurate fascicle tracking - peerj.com/articles/cs-26… 💪🦵🦶

Intramuscular contributions of impairments in sarcoplasmic reticulum calcium release, myofibrillar calcium sensitivity & myofibrillar force on prolonged low-frequency force depression are task dependent: brnw.ch/21wQrKx Arthur Cheng Håkan Westerblad @mhrc_yorku

Sex differences in muscle hypertrophy peerj.com/articles/19042/ via PeerJ - the Journal of Life & Environment Great work from Martin Refalo Greg Nuckols Andy Galpin, PhD Jackson Fyfe

Submitted a paper by ⭐️ UG Ethan Vlemmix Serial sarcomerogenesis does not occur following a single bout of maximal eccentric exercise and therefore does not contribute to the initial repeated bout effect Results are predictable but highlight the multifaceted nature of the RBE.

Data in recreationally-active older adults from: Horwath O et al. Ageing leads to selective type II myofibre deterioration and denervation independent of reinnervative capacity in human skeletal muscle. Exp Physiol. 2025 Feb;110(2):277-292. doi.org/10.1113/EP0922… Data in

Effects of Eccentric Exercise of the Extensors on Eccentric Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage of the Flexors in Limbs Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/full…

Final PhD study is out 🦶 Slow, high-load eccentric calf training leads to the greatest acute Achilles tendon thinning (↓8.9%) & stiffening (↑54.5%)—suggesting more fluid exudation & lower intratendinous pressure. 🏋️ Loading speed & intensity matter! 🔗 journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/abst…