Ch.11 Flashcards
Substantial strength gains via … changes
Neuromuscular
25-100% strength gain after … to … months of resistance training
3-6
RT: … … experience greatest absolute gains
versus young women, older men, children
Young men
RT: Strength gains similar as a percent of initial
strength due to … …
Incredible muscle plasticity
MSG: Strength gains results from (2)
– Altered neural control
– ⬆️ Muscle size
Hypertrophy vs Atrophy:
– Muscle size ➡️ ⬆️muscle strength
– ⬆️Muscle size ➡️ ⬆️muscle strength
Hypertrophy vs Atrophy:
– ⬇️Muscle size ➡️ muscle strength
⬇️ in muscle strength
TF: Strength gains occur without neural adaptations via plasticity
False
Cannot occur without
Neural control: What can strength gain occur without?
Hypertrophy
Factors important to strength gains (3)
– Increase motor unit recruitment
– Decrease autogenic inhibition
– Reduced coactivation
Motor units generally recruited…
Asynchronously
TF: Resistance training ➡️ asynchronous recruitment
False
Synchronous
MUR: More motor units fire at the same time
Synchronicity
Synchronous recruitment ➡️ strength gains functions (Fc,S,Irf,C)
– Facilitates contraction
– Synchronicity = more motor units fire at the same time
– Improves rate of force development
– ⬆️capability to exert steady forces
Autogenic inhibition:
– Inhibit muscle contraction if tendon tension too high
– Prevent damage to bones and tendons
Normal intrinsic inhibitory mechanisms
TF: Training can increase inhibitory impulses
False
Decrease
Increase in muscle size
Hypertrophy
Two types of Hypertrophy
Transient (after exercise)
Chronic (long term)