Increased rate of force development and neural drive of human skeletal muscle following resistance training

Aagaard, Per; Simonsen, Erik B.; Andersen, Jesper L.; Magnusson, Peter; Dyhre-Poulsen, Poul

doi:10.1152/japplphysiol.00283.2002

Increased rate of force development and neural drive of human skeletal muscle following resistance training

The maximal rate of rise in muscle force [rate of force development (RFD)] has important functional consequences as it determines the force that can be generated in the early phase of muscle contraction (0–200 ms). The present study examined the effect of resistance training on contractile RFD an…