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Association Of Fish Oil And Physical Activity On Mobility Disability In Older Adults, Anoop T. Balachandran Sep 2019

Association Of Fish Oil And Physical Activity On Mobility Disability In Older Adults, Anoop T. Balachandran

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Purpose: This study aimed to examine whether long-term fish oil (FO) supplementation is associated with a lower risk of mobility disability and enhances benefits of physical activity (PA). Methods: A total of 1635 sedentary adults age 70 to 89 yr from the Lifestyle Interventions and Independence for Elders single-blinded randomized,multicenter clinical trial, which compared a structured PA program to a health education program. Primary outcome was incident major mobility disability (MMD), defined by loss of ability to walk 400 m, measured every 6 months for an average of 2.6 yr. Secondary outcomes included persistent mobility disability, Short Physical Performance Battery, …


Neuromuscular Factors Contributing To Reductions In Muscle Force After Repeated, High-Intensity Muscular Efforts, Benjamin J.C. Kirk, Gabriel S. Trajano, Timothy S. Pulverenti, Grant Rowe, Anthony J. Blazevich Jun 2019

Neuromuscular Factors Contributing To Reductions In Muscle Force After Repeated, High-Intensity Muscular Efforts, Benjamin J.C. Kirk, Gabriel S. Trajano, Timothy S. Pulverenti, Grant Rowe, Anthony J. Blazevich

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Multiple neuromuscular processes contribute to the loss of force production following repeated, high-intensity muscular efforts; however, the relative contribution of each process is unclear. In Experiment 1, 16 resistance trained men performed six sets of unilateral isometric plantar flexor contractions of the right leg (3 s contraction/2 s rest; 85% maximal voluntary contraction torque; 90-s inter-set rest) until failure with and without caffeine ingestion (3 mg kg-1) on two separate days. Corticospinal excitability and cortical silent period (cSP) were assessed before and immediately, 10 and 20 min after the exercise. In Experiment 2, electrically evoked tetanic force and persistent inward …


Mind-Muscle Connection: Effects Of Verbal Instructions On Muscle Activity During Bench Press Exercise, Antonio Paoli, Laura Mancin, Matteo Saoncella, Davide Grigoletto, Francesco Q. Pacelli, Paola Zamparo, Brad J. Schoenfeld, Giuseppe Marcolin Jan 2019

Mind-Muscle Connection: Effects Of Verbal Instructions On Muscle Activity During Bench Press Exercise, Antonio Paoli, Laura Mancin, Matteo Saoncella, Davide Grigoletto, Francesco Q. Pacelli, Paola Zamparo, Brad J. Schoenfeld, Giuseppe Marcolin

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Different attentional foci may modify muscle activation during exercises. Our aim was to determine if it is possible to selectively activate the pectoralis major or triceps brachii muscles according to specific verbal instructions provided during the bench press exercise. 13 resistance-trained males (25.6±5.4 yrs, 182.7±9.1 cm, 86.4±9.7 kg) underwent an electromyographic signals acquisition of the sternocostal head, clavicular head of the pectoralis major, the anterior deltoid, and the long head of the triceps brachii (LT) during bench press exercise. Participants performed one non-instructed set (NIS) of 4 repetitions at 50% 1-repetition maximum (1-RM) and one NIS of 4 repetitions at …