In the short-term, hypertrophy training causes microtrauma to the muscle, making it break down and leading to tiny tears.

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The mind-muscle connection is one of the most powerful yet underrated tools for building strength, improving performance, and ...

Childbirth depends not just on hormones, but on the uterus’s ability to sense physical force. Scientists found that pressure ...

Transverse tubules (T-tubules) play significant role in muscle contraction. However, the underlying mechanism of their ...

Objective Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is common among females during functional fitness training, such as CrossFit. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of pelvic floor muscle training ...

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Tomohiro Yasuda, William F. Brechue, Taku Fujita, Yoshiaki Sato, Takashi Abe. (2008) Muscle Activation During Low-Intensity Muscle Contractions With Varying Levels of External Limb Compression.

aDepartment of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University (Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine), Hangzhou, China bInstitute of Brain and Cognitive ...

Sometimes, the cause is clear. You’re working out, you’re dehydrated, and you do something sudden that triggers the event. Other times, however, it truly does come out of nowhere. Whether you’re ...