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The effects of imagery training on fast isometric knee extensor torque development
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We hypothesized that imagery training would improve the fast onset of neuromuscular activation and thereby fast knee extensor isometric torque development. Forty young healthy participants, not involved in strength training, were assigned to one of four groups: physical training, imagery training, placebo training or control. The three training groups had three 15 min sessions per week for 4 weeks, with a 90 ° knee angle but were tested also at 120 °. At 90 ° knee angle, maximal torque increased (-8%) similarly in all three training groups. The torque-time integral (contractile impulse) over the first 40 ms after torque onset (TTI40) increased (P < 0.05) after physical training (by -100%), but only at 90 °. This increase was significantly different from the delta values (change pre to post) in the control and placebo groups, whereas delta values in the imagery group were similar to those in the placebo group. The increases in TTI40 following physical training were related (r (2) = 0.81, P < 0.05) to significant increases of knee extensor rectified surface EMG at torque onset (EMG40). In conclusion, only physical training led to a knee angle specific increase of contractile impulse that was significantly different from placebo and controls and that was related to improved onset of neuromuscular activation.
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“moderate-to-strong positive associations (r2 = 0.46–0.81) between training-induced changes in RFD and EMG amplitude (including rate of EMG rise) have been reported for the human quadriceps femoris (Blazevich et al. 2008; de Ruiter et al. 2012) and trapezius (Andersen et al. 2009) in response to 4–10 weeks of heavy-resistance strength training.”
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“robust concurrent increases in RFD and EMG activity have been demonstrated by employing explosive-type resistance exercise in young adults (de Ruiter et al. 2012; Tillin and Folland 2014; Van Cutsem et al. 1998), old to very old individuals (Caserotti et al. 2008), and frail elderly patients recovering from elective hip replacement surgery (Suetta et al. 2004).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- de Ruiter, C. J., Hutter, V., Icke, C., Groen, B., Gemmink, A., Smilde, H., & de Haan, A.
- Affiliations
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)
- Venue
- Journal of Sports Sciences
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2012-01
- Volume
- 30
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 166-174
- ISSN
- 0264-0414 (ISSN-L)
- 1466-447X
- OpenAlex
- W2087075340
- Cited by
- 26
- References
- 22
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 2.63
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- research.vu.nl
- Licence
- other-oa
- Locations
- Journal of Sports Sciences (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- VU Research Portal (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion)
- Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Sport Psychology and Performance
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Muscle activation and electromyography studies
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Orthopedics and Sports Medicine › Sports Performance and Training
- Keywords
- imagery training, knee extension torque, surface electromyography, exercise training, isometric strength
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Female, Humans, Isometric Contraction, Knee, Knee Joint, Male, Mental Processes, Nervous System Physiological Phenomena, Physical Education and Training, Muscle, Skeletal, Imagery, Psychotherapy, Torque, Lower Extremity, Muscle Strength, Resistance Training, Young Adult
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