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JOURNAL OF STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING RESEARCH
Volume 25, Issue 11, Pages 3208-3217Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e318212de69
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silent period; surface electromyography; motor-evoked potential; corticospinal excitability
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Kidgell, DJ and Pearce, AJ. What has transcranial magnetic stimulation taught us about neural adaptations to strength training? A brief review. J Strength Cond Res 25(11): 3208-3217, 2011-The evidence for neural mechanisms underpinning rapid strength increases has been investigated and discussed for over 30 years using indirect methods, such as surface electromyography, with inferences made toward the nervous system. Alternatively, electrical stimulation techniques such as the Hoffman reflex, volitional wave, and maximal wave have provided evidence of central nervous system changes at the spinal level. For 25 years, the technique of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) has allowed for noninvasive supraspinal measurement of the human nervous system in a number of areas such as fatigue, skill acquisition, clinical neurophysiology, and neurology. However, it has only been within the last decade that this technique has been used to assess neural changes after strength training. The aim of this brief review is to provide an overview of TMS, discuss specific strength training studies that have investigated changes, after short-term strength training in healthy populations in upper and lower limbs, and conclude with further research suggestions and the application of this knowledge for the strength and conditioning coach.
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