About this Research Topic
Although there is enough evidence for strength/resistance training programs to be an integral part of athletic preparation, there is still a lot to know and understand about the proper program design.
Seeking to improve the athletes' performance, we should further understand the changes (e.g., physiological, mechanical, psychological) that occurred and may occur to effectively prescribe strength/resistance training. There is a large variety of training methods to be assessed, different ways of monitoring strength training, a large variety of equipment to use and a continuous development of sports-related technology. In fact, recent advances in technology allow some emerging trends in resistance/strength training, such as real-time tracking and training individualization in different dimensions. Therefore, we should further understand some specific issues, such as the relationships between some strength-related variables and factors underpinning performance, the influence and/or effects of innovative methods for monitoring and designing strength/resistance training programs, the effects of specific strength/resistance training programs and their influence in performance optimization (e.g., physical variables, psychological variables, physiological variables, mechanical variables). Furthermore, a more in-depth analysis of the acute and chronic effects of strength training/resistance training and their influence on sports performance is needed.
Considering that more research should be carried out, the purpose of this Research Topic on “Strength training and performance optimization” is to publish original high-quality research, systematic reviews, and narratives focusing on the area of training, particularly in strength/resistance training. In this topic, the authors are invited to:
• Analyze the acute and/or chronic effects of specific strength/resistance training programs;
• understand the relationships between strength-related variables and performance-related variables;
• understand the any causal relationships between strength adaptations and physiological and/or psychological variables
• analyze the relationships between strength adaptations and physiological and/or psychological variables;
• analyze/present new equipment and/or methods for strength/resistance training programming and/or monitoring;
• new insights on strength/resistance training programs and/or related variables that could contribute to performance optimization.
Manuscripts must contain the analysis/use of physiological, mechanical, physical and/or cognitive variables, that can focus on individual actions and individual and/or team sports. In addition, authors should try to present practical applications based on their findings and supported with the latest literature.
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Keywords: Sports, Performance, Strength, Resistance, Acute effects, Chronic effects
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