If exercises are performed to increase muscle strength on one side of the body, voluntary
strength can increase on the contralateral side. This effect, termed the contralateral strength …

Using data from 217 research reports (N= 36,071, compared to 3,471 and 5,433 in previous
meta-analyses), this meta-analysis investigated the conceptual and methodological …

It has long been believed that resistance training is accompanied by changes within the
nervous system that play an important role in the development of strength. Many elements of the …

Resistance training can be defined as the act of repeated voluntary muscle contractions against
a resistance greater than those normally encountered in activities of daily living. Training …

Although it has long been supposed that resistance training causes adaptive changes in the
CNS, the sites and nature of these adaptations have not previously been identified. In order …

The purpose of this experiment was to assess the test–retest reliability of input–output parameters
of the cortico-spinal pathway derived from transcranial magnetic (TMS) and electrical (…

When sharing load among multiple muscles, humans appear to select an optimal pattern of
activation that minimizes costs such as the effort or variability of movement. How the nervous …

Although it has long been known that practicing a motor task with one limb can improve
performance with the limb opposite, the mechanisms remain poorly understood. Here we tested …

OBJECTIVE: We investigated whether an increase in neural drive from the motor cortex
contributes to the cross-limb transfer of strength that can occur after unilateral strength training. …

The objective of this study was to determine if a transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)
method of quantifying the degree to which the motor cortex drives the muscles during voluntary …