Practicing the Test Produces Strength Equivalent to Higher Volume Training

Mattocks, Kevin T.; Buckner, Samuel L.; Jessee, Matthew B.; Dankel, Scott J.; Mouser, J. Grant; Loenneke, Jeremy P.

doi:10.1249/mss.0000000000001300

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“…In this study, the mean difference between the two conditions in the total number of repetitions was 3 (95% CI: 0.1 to 5.2). Such an increase in muscular endurance following acute caffeine ingestion is similar to improvements noted following eight weeks of regimented resistance training (Mattocks et al, 2017), highlighting the possible magnitude of caffeine's effects.…”

Section: Does Decaffeinated Coffee Block Caffeine's Ergogenic Effects?supporting

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Is Coffee a Useful Source of Caffeine Preexercise?

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Grgić²

2020

International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism

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Caffeine is a well-established ergogenic aid, with its performance-enhancing effects demonstrated across a wide variety of exercise modalities. Athletes tend to frequently consume caffeine as a performance enhancement method in training and competition. There are a number of methods available as a means of consuming caffeine around exercise, including caffeine anhydrous, sports drinks, caffeine carbohydrate gels, and gum. One popular method of caffeine ingestion in nonathletes is coffee, with some evidence suggesting it is also utilized by athletes. In this article, we discuss the research pertaining to the use of coffee as an ergogenic aid, exploring (a) whether caffeinated coffee is ergogenic, (b) whether dose-matched caffeinated coffee provides a performance benefit similar in magnitude to caffeine anhydrous, and (c) whether decaffeinated coffee consumption affects the ergogenic effects of a subsequent isolated caffeine dose. There is limited evidence that caffeinated coffee has the potential to offer ergogenic effects similar in magnitude to caffeine anhydrous; however, this requires further investigation. Coingestion of caffeine with decaffeinated coffee does not seem to limit the ergogenic effects of caffeine. Although caffeinated coffee is potentially ergogenic, its use as a preexercise caffeine ingestion method represents some practical hurdles to athletes, including the consumption of large volumes of liquid and difficulties in quantifying the exact caffeine dose, as differences in coffee type and brewing method may alter caffeine content. The use of caffeinated coffee around exercise has the potential to enhance performance, but athletes and coaches should be mindful of the practical limitations.

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Section: Does Decaffeinated Coffee Block Caffeine's Ergogenic Effects?supporting

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Is Coffee a Useful Source of Caffeine Preexercise?

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2020

International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism

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“…Because the patients were women, sedentary (with ~60% sedentary time per day), postmenopausal, fairly functional, and in remission or with mild‐to‐moderate disease activity, these data cannot be extrapolated to patients with different characteristics (e.g., those with a more severe disease). Because we opted for 1RM reassessments throughout the training protocol, one might consider those as supplemental high‐load training sessions, possibly affecting strength gains . However, in the current study, in addition to the control group, the other 2 groups also had multiple familiarization sessions before beginning the trial, and only 2 reassessments were conducted during training (at weeks 4 and 8), which is far less than previously shown to affect strength, thus mitigating a possible confounding effect and strengthening the current design.…”

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Low‐Load Resistance Training With Blood‐Flow Restriction in Relation to Muscle Function, Mass, and Functionality in Women With Rheumatoid Arthritis

Rodrigues

Ferraz

Kurimori

et al. 2020

Arthritis Care & Research

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Objective. To evaluate the effects of a low-load resistance training program associated with partial blood-flow restriction in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).Methods. Forty-eight women with RA were randomized into 1 of 3 groups: high-load resistance training (HL-RT; 70% 1 repetition maximum [1RM]), low-load resistance training (30% 1RM) with partial blood-flow restriction training (BFRT), and a control group. Patients completed a 12-week supervised training program and were assessed for lower-extremity 1RM, quadriceps cross-sectional area (CSA), physical function (timed-stands test [TST], timedup-and-go test [TUG], and Health Assessment Questionnaire [HAQ]), and quality of life (Short Form 36 health survey ) at baseline and after the intervention.Results. BFRT and HL-RT were similarly effective in increasing maximum dynamic strength in both leg press (22.8% and 24.2%, respectively; P < 0.0001 for all) and knee extension (19.7% and 23.8%, respectively; P < 0.0001 for all). Quadriceps CSA was also significantly increased in both BFRT and HL-RT (9.5% and 10.8%, respectively; P < 0.0001 for all). Comparable improvements in TST (11.2% and 14.7%; P < 0.0001 for all) and TUG (-6.8% [P < 0.0053] and -8.7% [P < 0.0001]) were also observed in BFRT and HL-RT, respectively. Improvements in both groups were significantly greater than those of the control group (P < 0.05 for all). SF-36 role physical and bodily pain and HAQ scores were improved only in BFRT (45.7%,22.5%, and -55.9%, respectively; P < 0.05 for all). HL-RT resulted in 1 case of withdrawal and several cases of exercise-induced pain, which did not occur in BFRT.Conclusion. BFRT was effective in improving muscle strength, mass, function, and health-related quality of life in patients with RA, emerging as a viable therapeutic modality in RA management.Clinicaltrials.gov identifier: NCT01483157.

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“…Muscle hypertrophy remains a candidate for strength adaptation; however, in many situations it has been suggested that hypertrophy plays a negligible role. 6,7 Increases in strength following a resistance training program are often measured using several assessments, some of which may be considered specific to the training stimulus, whilst others appeal less to specificity (i.e., involving the same muscle groups but different contraction type/movement). It has been suggested that multiple strength measures may better reflect strength adaptations acquired from a resistance training program.…”

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The Generality of Strength Adaptation

Buckner¹,

Kuehne²,

Yitzchaki³

et al. 2019

Journal of Trainology

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The generality of strength suggests that a "strong" individual will typically exhibit higher values of strength across a wide range of strength tasks for a given muscle relative to their weaker counterpart. This concept is often extended to adaptation, suggesting that increasing strength on a given movement or strength task with a given muscle should reflect an increase in other movements or tasks using that same muscle. The concept of a generality of strength adaptation appears less supported in the literature.Objective: To elaborate on recommendations for strength assessment, providing a focus on the "generality of strength" and the "generality of strength adaptation." Design & Methods:We reviewed the literature on a generality of strength. In addition, we examined the resistance training literature to provide evidence and discussion on a generality of strength adaptation. Results/Conclusions:The generality of strength adaptation, even across strength skills using the same muscle on related movements seems quite low. Although some studies show a weak generality of strength adaptation and others show no generality of strength adaptation, it appears that increases in strength diminish as the strength assessment becomes farther removed from the actual training stimulus.(Journal of Trainology 2019;8:5-8)

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Practicing the Test Produces Strength Equivalent to Higher Volume Training

Abstract: These findings suggest that neither exercise volume nor the change in muscle size from training contributed to greater strength gains compared with just practicing the test.

Cited by 105 publications

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Is Coffee a Useful Source of Caffeine Preexercise?

Is Coffee a Useful Source of Caffeine Preexercise?

Low‐Load Resistance Training With Blood‐Flow Restriction in Relation to Muscle Function, Mass, and Functionality in Women With Rheumatoid Arthritis

The Generality of Strength Adaptation

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