Strength training of one limb increases corticomotor excitability projecting to the contralateral homologous limb Kidgell, Dawson J., Stokes, Mark A. and Pearce, Alan J. 2011, Strength training of one limb increases corticomotor excitability projecting to the contralateral homologous limb, Motor control, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 247-266. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads kidgell-strengthtraining-2011.pdf Published version application/pdf 428.09KB 1017 Title Strength training of one limb increases corticomotor excitability projecting to the contralateral homologous limb Author(s) Kidgell, Dawson J. Stokes, Mark A. orcid.org/0000-0001-6488-4544 Pearce, Alan J. Journal name Motor control Volume number 15 Issue number 2 Start page 247 End page 266 Total pages 21 Publisher Human Kinetics Place of publication Champaign, Ill. Publication date 2011-04 ISSN 1087-1640 1543-2696 Keyword(s) strength training contralateral transfer of strength transcranial magnetic stimulation corticomotor excitability Summary The contralateral transfer of strength following unilateral strength training (ULS) is thought to be due to changes within the nervous system. Using transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) we compared corticospinal responses following ULS of the right biceps brachii (BB) projecting to the untrained left BB. Motor evoked potentials (MEPs) were recorded from both BB of 23 individuals pre and post 4 weeks heavy load (80% of 1RM) ULS of right BB. TMS was delivered at intensities below active motor threshold (AMT) to saturation of the MEP (MEPmax). ULS resulted in a 28% increase in 1RM right BB strength, resulting in a 19.2% increase in contralateral strength of the left BB (p = .0001). There was a significant increase in MEP amplitude of 30.3% (p = .03), 33% (p = .05), and 26.5% (p = .01) at AMT, 20% above AMT and MEPmax respectively. No significant differences in silent period were seen at AMT, 20% above AMT or MEPmax. This study has demonstrated increased corticospinal excitability projecting to the untrained arm following heavy load ULS. Notes Reproduced with the kind permission of the copyright owner. Language eng Field of Research 170205 Neurocognitive Patterns and Neural Networks Socio Economic Objective 920408 Health Status (e.g. Indicators of Well-Being) HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2011, Human Kinetics Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30037027 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Psychology Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition Open Access Collection   Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Thu, 13 Oct 2011, 11:21:34 EST Thu, 13 Oct 2011, 13:06:51 EST Thu, 13 Oct 2011, 15:53:52 EST Thu, 13 Oct 2011, 15:54:31 EST Thu, 13 Oct 2011, 15:55:23 EST Mon, 21 May 2012, 11:47:26 EST Mon, 21 May 2012, 11:48:28 EST Wed, 11 Jul 2012, 10:36:08 EST Wed, 12 Jun 2013, 12:29:22 EST Mon, 16 Jun 2014, 18:53:33 EST Fri, 17 Oct 2014, 11:02:51 EST Tue, 06 Sep 2016, 17:28:56 EST Tue, 05 Dec 2017, 10:53:05 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 15:31:59 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 50 times in TR Web of Science Cited 53 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 1369 Abstract Views, 1018 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Thu, 13 Oct 2011, 11:21:24 EST by Jane Moschetti