Effects of combined strength and sprint training on regulation of muscle contraction at the whole‐muscle and single‐fibre levels in elite master sprinters

Alexander Cristea, Marko T. Korhonen, K. Häkkinen, Antti A. Mero, Markku Alén, Sarianna Sipilä, Jukka T. Viitasalo, MARTTI KOLJONEN, Hanna Suominen, Lars Larsson

Acta Physiologica · 2008 · 44 citations · 51 references

DOIFull text

Open access

Abstract

Adding strength training stimulus to the training programme improved maximal, explosive and sport-specific force production in elite master sprinters. These improvements were primarily related to hypertrophic muscular adaptations.

References

51