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What makes long-term resistance-trained individuals so strong? A comparison of skeletal muscle morphology, architecture, and joint mechanics by Maden-Wilkinson, Thomas M, Balshaw, Thomas G, Massey, Garry J, Folland, Jonathan P

“…The greater muscular strength of long-term resistance-trained (LTT) individuals is often attributed to hypertrophy, but the role of other factors, notably…”
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The Muscle Morphology of Elite Sprint Running by Miller, Robert, Balshaw, Thomas G., Massey, Garry J., Maeo, Sumiaki, Lanza, Marcel B., Johnston, Michael, Allen, Sam J., Folland, Jonathan P.

“…The influence of muscle morphology and strength characteristics on sprint running performance, especially at elite level, is unclear. PURPOSEThis study aimed…”
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The Human Muscle Size and Strength Relationship: Effects of Architecture, Muscle Force, and Measurement Location by BALSHAW, THOMAS G., MADEN-WILKINSON, THOMAS M., MASSEY, GARRY J., FOLLAND, JONATHAN P.

“…This study aimed to determine the best muscle size index of muscle strength by establishing if incorporating muscle architecture measurements improved the…”
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Training-specific functional, neural, and hypertrophic adaptations to explosive- vs. sustained-contraction strength training by Balshaw, Thomas G, Massey, Garry J, Maden-Wilkinson, Thomas M, Tillin, Neale A, Folland, Jonathan P

“…Training specificity is considered important for strength training, although the functional and underpinning physiological adaptations to different types of…”
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Changes in agonist neural drive, hypertrophy and pre-training strength all contribute to the individual strength gains after resistance training by Balshaw, Thomas G., Massey, Garry J., Maden-Wilkinson, Thomas M., Morales-Artacho, Antonio J., McKeown, Alexandra, Appleby, Clare L., Folland, Jonathan P.

“…Purpose Whilst neural and morphological adaptations following resistance training (RT) have been investigated extensively at a group level, relatively little…”
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Neural adaptations to long-term resistance training: evidence for the confounding effect of muscle size on the interpretation of surface electromyography by Škarabot, Jakob, Balshaw, Thomas G., Maeo, Sumiaki, Massey, Garry J., Lanza, Marcel B., Maden-Wilkinson, Thomas M., Folland, Jonathan P.

“…In a large sample of long-term resistance-trained individuals, we showed greater maximal M-wave amplitude of the elbow flexors and knee extensors compared with…”
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The Muscle Morphology of Elite Female Sprint Running by MILLER, ROBERT, BALSHAW, THOMAS G., MASSEY, GARRY J., MAEO, SUMIAKI, LANZA, MARCEL B., HAUG, BILL, JOHNSTON, MICHAEL, ALLEN, SAM J., FOLLAND, JONATHAN P.

“…ABSTRACT Introduction A paucity of research exists examining the importance of muscle morphological and functional characteristics for elite female sprint…”
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Corticospinal excitability and motor representation after long‐term resistance training by Maeo, Sumiaki, Balshaw, Thomas G., Lanza, Marcel B., Hannah, Ricci, Folland, Jonathan P.

“…It is poorly understood how the central nervous system adapts to resistance training, especially after years of exposure. We compared corticospinal…”
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Behavior of motor units during submaximal isometric contractions in chronically strength-trained individuals by Casolo, Andrea, Del Vecchio, Alessandro, Balshaw, Thomas G, Maeo, Sumiaki, Lanza, Marcel Bahia, Felici, Francesco, Folland, Jonathan P, Farina, Dario

“…Neural and morphological adaptations combine to underpin the enhanced muscle strength following prolonged exposure to strength training, although their…”
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Neural adaptations after 4 years vs 12 weeks of resistance training vs untrained by Balshaw, Thomas G., Massey, Garry J., Maden‐Wilkinson, Thomas M., Lanza, Marcel B., Folland, Jonathan P.

“…The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of resistance training (RT) duration, including years of exposure, on agonist and antagonist neuromuscular…”
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Does normalization of voluntary EMG amplitude to MMAX account for the influence of electrode location and adiposity? by Lanza, Marcel B., Balshaw, Thomas G., Massey, Garry J., Folland, Jonathan P.

“…Voluntary surface electromyography (sEMG) amplitude is known to be influenced by both electrode position and subcutaneous adipose tissue thickness, and these…”
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Fast and ballistic contractions involve greater neuromuscular power production in older adults during resistance exercise by Mc Dermott, Emmet J., Balshaw, Thomas G., Brooke-Wavell, Katherine, Maden-Wilkinson, Thomas M., Folland, Jonathan P.

“…Purpose Neuromuscular power is critical for healthy ageing. Conventional older adult resistance training (RT) guidelines typically recommend lifting slowly…”
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The effect of acute taurine ingestion on 3-km running performance in trained middle-distance runners by Balshaw, Thomas G., Bampouras, Theodoros M., Barry, Timothy J., Sparks, S. Andy

“…Limited research examining the effect of taurine (TA) ingestion on human exercise performance exists. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of…”
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Tendinous Tissue Adaptation to Explosive- vs. Sustained-Contraction Strength Training by Massey, Garry J, Balshaw, Thomas G, Maden-Wilkinson, Thomas M, Tillin, Neale A, Folland, Jonathan P

“…The effect of different strength training regimes, and in particular training utilizing brief explosive contractions, on tendinous tissue properties is poorly…”
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Muscle Growth Does Contribute to the Increases in Strength that Occur after Resistance Training by FOLLAND, JONATHAN P., BALSHAW, THOMAS G.

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Greater motor unit discharge rate during rapid contractions in chronically strength-trained individuals by Škarabot, Jakob, Casolo, Andrea, Balshaw, Thomas G., Maeo, Sumiaki, Lanza, Marcel Bahia, Holobar, Aleš, Farina, Dario, Folland, Jonathan P, Del Vecchio, Alessandro

“…Though similar motor unit (MU) discharge properties have been observed during slow sustained contractions between chronically strength-trained (ST) and…”
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Decoding firings of a large population of human motor units from high‐density surface electromyogram in response to transcranial magnetic stimulation by Škarabot, Jakob, Ammann, Claudia, Balshaw, Thomas G., Divjak, Matjaž, Urh, Filip, Murks, Nina, Foffani, Guglielmo, Holobar, Aleš

“…We describe a novel application of methodology for high‐density surface electromyography (HDsEMG) decomposition to identify motor unit (MU) firings in response…”
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Is the joint-angle specificity of isometric resistance training real? And if so, does it have a neural basis? by Lanza, Marcel B., Balshaw, Thomas G., Folland, Jonathan P.

“…Purpose There are suggestions that isometric resistance training (RT) produces highly angle-specific changes in strength with the greatest changes at the…”
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Muscle and tendon morphology of a world strongman and deadlift champion by Balshaw, Thomas G, Massey, Garry J, Miller, Robert, McDermott, Emmet J, Maden-Wilkinson, Thomas M, Folland, Jonathan P

“…This study compared the muscle and tendon morphology of an extraordinarily strong individual, a World's Strongest Man and deadlift champion (WSM), with that of…”
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Long-Term Resistance Trained Human Muscles Have More Fibers, More Myofibrils, and Tighter Myofilament Packing Than Untrained by Maeo, Sumiaki, Balshaw, Thomas G, März, Benjamin, Zhou, Zhaoxia, Haug, Bill, Martin, Neil R W, Maffulli, Nicola, Folland, Jonathan P

“…Increases in skeletal muscle size occur in response to prolonged exposure to resistance training that is typically ascribed to increased muscle fiber size…”
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