Short-term training adaptations in maximal motor unit firing rates and afterhyperpolarization duration

Adaptations in maximal motor unit discha

Adaptations in maximal motor unit discharge rate to strength training in young and older adults

✍ Carolynn Patten; Gary Kamen; Daniel M. Rowland 📂 Article 📅 2001 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 386 KB

## Abstract Six young (mean = 23 years) and 6 older (mean = 76 years) adults participated in isometric resistance training 5 days/week for 6 weeks. The task involved isometric fifth finger abduction. Maximal motor unit discharge rates (MUDRs) were obtained from the abductor digiti minimi of each ha