"Old-school lifters swore by paused reps because they eliminate the stretch reflex," says Everett Miner, NASM -CPT. "Instead ...

Whether you’re playing pickleball or training for a marathon, stretching before and after physical activity helps reduce injury risk while improving performance and flexibility. “A lack of stretching ...

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Background —It is currently assumed that during static exercise, central command increases heart rate (HR) through a decrease in parasympathetic activity, whereas the muscle metaboreflex raises blood ...

A model of the arm muscle stretch reflex loop is considered. Investigations are carried out on a system consisting of models of the forearm, the muscle spindle in a feedback structure, and the arm ...

As EPCs home to endothelial injury sites, they may communicate with exposed vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs), which are subjected to cyclic stretch generated by blood flow. In this study, the ...

Sensory feedback is of vital importance in motor control, yet rarely assessed in diseases with impaired motor function like stroke. Muscle stretch evoked potentials (StrEPs) may serve as a measure of ...