• Single muscle fibre contractile properties differ between body-builders, power athletes and control subjects 

      Meijer, J.P; Jaspers, R.T.; Rittweger, Jörn; Seynnes, Olivier R.; Kamandulis, Sigitas; Brazaitis, M.; Skurvydas, A.; Pisot, Rado; Šimunič, Boštjan; Narici, Maco V.; Degens, Hans (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-11-17)
      What is the central question of this study? Do the contractile properties of single muscle fibres differ between body-builders, power athletes and control subjects? •What is the main finding and its importance? Peak ...
    • Skeletal muscle adaptations to physical inactivity and subsequent retraining in young men 

      Campbell, Emma-Louise; Seynnes, Olivier R.; Bottinelli, R.; McPhee, Jamie S.; Atherton, P. J.; Jones, D. A.; Butler-Browne, Gillian; Narici, Maco V. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-05-12)
      Skeletal muscle structure and function are markedly affected by chronic disuse. With unloading, muscle mass is lost at rate of about 0.4 %/day but little is known about the recovery of muscle mass and strength following ...