Corticomuscular Coherence and Motor Control Adaptations after Isometric Maximal Strength Training
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Subjects
2.2. Materials
2.3. Experimental Setup
2.4. Training Sessions
2.5. Evaluation Sessions
2.6. Data Processing
2.6.1. Preprocessing
2.6.2. Net Ankle Torque Processing
2.6.3. Muscle Activation
2.6.4. Corticomuscular Coherence
2.7. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Torque Production during Maximal Voluntary Isometric Contractions
3.2. Torque Production during Submaximal Contractions
3.3. Accuracy and Variability of the Torque Production during Submaximal Contraction
3.4. Muscle Activation
3.5. CMC Magnitude
4. Discussion
4.1. Muscle and Torque Adaptations Are Noticeable as Soon as One Week of MST
4.2. MST Improves Motor Control of Submaximal Contractions
4.3. CMC Is Not Altered after 4 Week MST
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Elie, D.; Barbier, F.; Ido, G.; Cremoux, S. Corticomuscular Coherence and Motor Control Adaptations after Isometric Maximal Strength Training. Brain Sci. 2021, 11, 254. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11020254
Elie D, Barbier F, Ido G, Cremoux S. Corticomuscular Coherence and Motor Control Adaptations after Isometric Maximal Strength Training. Brain Sciences. 2021; 11(2):254. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11020254
Chicago/Turabian StyleElie, Dimitri, Franck Barbier, Ghassan Ido, and Sylvain Cremoux. 2021. "Corticomuscular Coherence and Motor Control Adaptations after Isometric Maximal Strength Training" Brain Sciences 11, no. 2: 254. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11020254