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. 2021 Jan;49(1):2-14.
doi: 10.1249/JES.0000000000000234.

Strength Training: In Search of Optimal Strategies to Maximize Neuromuscular Performance

Jacques Duchateau  1 , Séverine Stragier, Stéphane Baudry  1 , Alain Carpentier  2
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Strength Training: In Search of Optimal Strategies to Maximize Neuromuscular Performance

Jacques Duchateau et al. Exerc Sport Sci Rev. 2021 Jan.

Abstract

Training with low-load exercise performed under blood flow restriction can augment muscle hypertrophy and maximal strength to a similar extent as the classical high-load strength training method. However, the blood flow restriction method elicits only minor neural adaptations. In an attempt to maximize training-related gains, we propose using other protocols that combine high voluntary activation, mechanical tension, and metabolic stress.

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