Role of Resistance Training in Maintaining and Promoting Health and Fitness
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Sport and Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2023) | Viewed by 6306
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Interests: sport; exercise physiology; fitness testing; exercise prescription; martial arts; youth athletes; plyometric training; resistance training; training load
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Dear Colleagues,
Resistance training is key to maintain and/or promote health, regardless of sex and age. Over the last two decades, we have witnessed an exponential increase in the number of studies dealing with questions related to resistance training. Despite this, there are still notable gaps in the literature that are in need of future research, including the following: the dose–response relations of resistance training for physical fitness and injury prevention, the effects of (accentuated) eccentric training on physical fitness and health, and the effects of advanced resistance training approaches (e.g., superset training, whole-body vibration training, neuromuscular electrical stimulation training, complex training, and blood-flow restriction training) on health and fitness. Additionally, another urgent aspect that requires the attention of the scientific community is the lack of studies that have collected both behavioral and physiological data. This is crucial to establish not only the effects of resistance training on health and fitness but also to associate these adaptations with their respective underlying mechanisms.
Best regards,
Dr. Helmi Chaabene
Dr. Bessem Mkaouer
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- strength and conditioning
- physical fitness
- sports performance
- markers of health
- training method
- athletic performance
- sport-specific performance
- youth
- young adults
- resistance training
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