Robert U Newton

..This study supports load and velocity specific effects of weighted jump squat training...

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..The pressing question is whether it is more efficacious to commence exercise therapy at the same time as initiating androgen deprivation, so treatment induced adverse effects can be immediately attenuated or indeed prevented...

..The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors influencing overweight children's participation in a resistance training trial program...

..These difficulties may be amplified by physical inactivity and obesity. We propose to apply a multimodal intervention approach that targets both unmet supportive care needs and physical activity...

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..Periodization of in-season training programs similar to that used in this study may provide volleyball players with good vertical jump performance for the crucial end-of-season games...

..For those patients at low exercise risk and without significant musculoskeletal issues, community-based physical activity is of excellent benefit where the emphasis should be on adherence, affordability, convenience, and enjoyment...

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..The aim of this study is to determine the efficacy and safety of a modular multi-modal exercise program in prostate cancer patients with bone metastases...

..We investigated whether the exercise response varied by the prior duration of exposure to androgen suppression therapy, that is acute--less than 6 months vs later--6 months or greater...

..However, it seems as if many relationships vary with time, and their relationships should therefore be investigated longitudinally to better determine if these cross-sectional relationships truly reflect a deterministic relationship...

..Our primary outcomes are cardiorespiratory capacity, abdominal obesity, and lipid and glycemic control, while secondary outcomes include self-reported physical activity, quality of life and psychological distress...

..To examine the effect of progressive resistance training on muscle function, functional performance, balance, body composition, and muscle thickness in men receiving androgen deprivation for prostate cancer...

..To assess the effects of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) on whole-body and regional muscle, fat and bone mass in men with prostate cancer without metastatic bone disease...

..An undulating periodized program provides variation and significantly increases lean body mass, decreases percent body fat, and increases strength and power in children who are overweight and obese...

..To examine variations in neuromuscular and hormonal status and their relationship to performance throughout a season of elite Australian Rules Football (ARF)...

..Therefore, it seems likely there are underlying strength qualities that are common to the hang power clean, jumping, and sprinting...

..This study examined the impact of a combined resistance and aerobic exercise program as a countermeasure to these AST-related toxicities...

..65-0.81). As a practical application, it is important to understand the characteristics of each method and consider how power output should be measured during the hang power clean and the weighted jump squat...

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..Furthermore, changes in performance measures are associated with changes in muscle architecture...

..To determine whether the magnitude of performance improvements and the mechanisms driving adaptation to ballistic power training differ between strong and weak individuals...

..2% for BT P60 and 5% for JS P60 by the 10th repetition). These findings suggest that athletes attempting to increase maximal power limit their repetitions to 2 to 5 when using resistances of 35 to 45% 1RM in these exercises...

..This information is of interest to strength and conditioning coaches who are interested in improving power performance of their athletes for a long-term period...

..Thus, when a high eccentric load or multiple jumps are required, heavy strength training might be used to elicit muscular adaptations that are suited to fast force production during jumping...

..To determine whether the magnitude of improvement in athletic performance and the mechanisms driving these adaptations differ in relatively weak individuals exposed to either ballistic power training or heavy strength training...

..Additional studies are needed in genitourinary cancers other than prostate to establish specific physical activity requirements and implementation strategies...

..However, further improvements are realized with longer-duration resistance training programs. On cessation of the training programs, the G8 and G16 groups maintained the benefits of the exercise program until the end of the study period...

..The EUR provides the practitioner with information about the performance of athletes and appears to be sensitive to changes in the type of training being undertaken...

..Therefore, an understanding of the biological basis of maximal power production is essential for developing training programmes that effectively enhance maximal power production in the human...

..To establish the reliability of various measures obtained during single and repeated countermovement jump (CMJ) performance in an elite athlete population...

..Future research should incorporate larger sample sizes with multiple measurement time points for anabolic responses...

..Including a period of negative work may underestimate all kinematic and kinetic variables dependent on the time to, or position of, the end of the lifting phase, for non-ballistic efforts...

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..A direct method of measurement may be the most appropriate way to provide an accurate assessment of the means or temporal variables of any ballistic movement...

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..Even in professional rugby union athletes, this must be achieved in the face of high volumes of aerobic and skills training if strength is to be increased...

..Due to the importance of ball striking and flight control to performance in golf, the Nine-Ball Skills Test is appropriate for providing a measure of this skill component in elite and high-level amateur golfers...

..Therefore the use of chains appears warranted when athletes need to lift heavy resistances explosively...

..This suggests that in children the session RPE provides different information to the average RPE across the entire session...

..Therefore, the purpose of this study was to establish normative strength and functional data for males and females 64-69 years, 70-74 years, and 75+ years old, using commonly available equipment and procedures...

..70) in the sum of 7 skinfolds reduction, SPJ, and leg extensor power. This study has demonstrated that elite male volleyball players can improve leanness and power, which contribute to improvements in vertical jump...

..This is best accomplished through increasing lean mass, reducing fat mass, improving strength and speed strength, and developing high levels of stretch-load tolerance in stretch-shorten cycle activity...

..Furthermore, it also indicates that strength and power can still be increased despite a high volume of concurrent resistance and endurance training...

..This result may affect power training and specific warm-up strategies used in ballistic sports activities, with increased emphasis placed upon the antagonist muscle groups...

..Future research should place further emphasis on understanding the mechanical advantages/disadvantages inherent to the resistance types being used during training, so as to elicit the greatest improvements in athletic performance...

..This integration allows for variation within power meso-/micro-cycles while still maintaining specificity, which is theorized to lead to the greatest long-term improvement in maximal power...

..To present an overview of exercise interventions in cancer patients during and after treatment and evaluate dose-training response considering type, frequency, volume, and intensity of training along with expected physiological outcomes...

..This is consistent with the hypothesis of training to increase net horizontal impulse production using sled towing or using elastic resistance devices, which needs to be validated by future longitudinal training studies...

..Higher-order polynomial fitting better matched the filtered EMG amplitudes. Thus, there is a strong rationale for using EMG-angle polynomial fits to normalize EMG signals for large ROM movements...

..However, as the distance and the expected adaptations increase, a smaller proportion of the adaptation is likely to be confounded when using an SP system...

..These factors need to be taken into account when prescribing training based upon the strength ratio between pressing and pulling strength...

..To assess reliability of traditional and fractal dimension measures of quiet stance center of pressure (COP)...

..Adaptations of arm and thigh muscle hypertrophy to different long-term periodized resistance training programs and the influence of upper body resistance training were examined...

..Based on this information, a standardized protocol for data collection and reporting of jump squat power and optimal load is presented...

..This study examined the effects of mixed-methods resistance training on young and older men to determine whether similar increases in muscle power were elicited...

..Army Physical Fitness Test performance, loaded running, and leg power responded positively to training, however, it appears there is a high degree of specificity when concurrent training regimens are implemented...

..However, high-intensity sprint endurance at 60 m increased to a greater extent during training with the Meridian Elyte athletic shoe...

..From a practical perspective, it appears that a minimum of 48 hours should be utilized between multiple trials in 10-km races at track and field meets...

..Some relationships between titin characteristics and athletic performance were observed; however, no conclusions can be made based on these data as to the contribution of titin to strength or power capabilities...

..The primary objective was to assess the relationship of maximum strength to weightlifting ability using established scaling methods. The secondary objective was to compare men and women weightlifters on strength and weightlifting ability...

..Training status of the individual has a minimal impact on the number of repetitions performed at relative exercise intensity...

..This investigation indicates that training with light-load jump squats results in increased movement velocity capabilities and that velocity-specific changes in muscle activity may play a key role in this adaptation...

..6 +/- 46.4 W). VOL speed elicited higher total volume than the VS velocity. The results of this study indicate that a VS velocity may not elicit appropriate levels of force, power, or volume to optimize strength and athletic performance...

..Athletes who are interested in developing 1RM strength in the bench press may benefit from the use of additional eccentric loading...

..In the interpretation of this position stand, as with prior ones, the recommendations should be viewed in context of the individual's target goals, physical capacity, and training status...

..These data support the use of LCLT as a recovery supplement for hypoxic exercise and lend further insights into the hormonal mechanisms that may help to mediate quicker recovery...

..The weak relation between squat and FHS test performance can be attributed to differences in the movement patterns of the tests..

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..This study examined changes in the muscle size, muscle architecture, strength, and sprint/jump performances of concurrently training athletes during 5 wk of "altered" resistance training (RT)...

..The data from this investigation indicates that a relatively short period of explosive resistance training results in negligible changes in the expression of MyHC or titin isoforms...

..e., lean muscle mass) was apparent. These data underscore the importance that specificity, and more importantly power development, should play in the conditioning of collegiate women gymnasts' training programs...

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..The compressive garment significantly reduced impact force by 27% compared with American football pants alone. Through various mechanisms, these findings may translate into an effect on athletic performance and a reduction in injuries...

..Pitchers are at a risk for injury, with 72.8% of surveyed pitchers being injured during the 2001-02 year...

..Results indicate that vertical jumping PP is strongly associated with weightlifting ability. Thus, these results indicate that PP derived from the vertical jump (CMJ or SJ) can be a valuable tool in assessing weightlifting performance...

..These findings provide evidence of significant improvements in obstructed gait function of community-living older adults associated with a systematic resistance-training program...

..In addition, an initial high-volume, moderate-intensity phase of overreaching followed by a higher intensity, moderate-volume phase appears to be very effective for enhancing muscle strength in resistance-trained men...

..These data show that elevated carbohydrate intake is not needed to optimize a repetitive power-endurance performance when it is done as the first exercise in a workout...

..Researchers have assumed that a squat jump is purely concentric, and that there are no facilitating mechanisms present that may influence the performance of the jump. This study provides evidence to support this assumption...

..The detrimental effects of inappropriate training do not appear to be unloaded during the season and catabolic activities can predominate...

..Eleven weeks of golf-specific physical conditioning increased clubhead speed without a negative effect on consistency or putting distance control in intercollegiate men and women golfers...

..m.rad(-1) at a knee flexion moment of 100 N.m. Our results indicate that it is indeed possible to modify a commercial ergometer and measure musculotendinous stiffness of large muscle groups crossing proximal joints...

..To determine the relationship between lower body strength of community-dwelling older adults and the time to negotiate obstructed gait tasks...

..A minimal maintenance training program is recommended for the recreational lifter to offset any reductions in performance...

..The exercise sessions resulted in acute increases in serum GH in both groups (p < .05) with a further increase (p < .01) up to 10 minutes post-loading in TRM at post-training...

..In addition, biochemical and endocrine responses also were examined to assess the physiological stress imposed by this competitive contest...

..e., hang pull). This phenomenon may have been due to postactivation potentiation...

..To compare the physiological and performance adaptations between periodized and nonperiodized resistance training in women collegiate tennis athletes...