Blog from Matthew Herring, University of Limerick. Muscle strengthening exercises improve symptoms of anxiety and depression
Tag: Resistance Training
Publication: The effects of ecologically-valid resistance exercise training among young adults with analogue Generalized Anxiety Disorder: A randomized controlled trial
Research Impact: We quantified the effects of eight weeks of WHO and ACSM guidelines-based resistance exercise training (RET), compared to a wait-list control, among 44 young adults with subclinical, or analogue GAD AGAD). Participants significantly […]
Publication: Effects of resistance exercise training among young adults with & without analogue generalized anxiety disorder: a protocol for pilot RCTs
Research Impact: Recent meta-analyses support the chronic anxiolytic effects of resistance exercise training (RET) among women with diagnosed Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD); however, the effects of RET among those with subclinical, or analogue, GAD (AGAD) […]
UL Publication “Resistance exercise training improves depressive symptoms” reaches Altmetric’s top 100 research articles for 2018
The Altmetric Top 100 is an annual list of the most discussed research that captured the public’s imagination each year. Altmetric collates sources such as the mainstream media, policy documents, social networks, blogs, and other […]
Publication: “Sex Differences in the Recovery of Neuromuscular Function Following Resistance Training in Trained Men & Women
Research Impact Summary: Knowledge pertaining to the temporal recovery of neuromuscular function allows practitioners to make more informed decisions when designing longitudinal training programs. Based on the findings from this study, we suggest the sex of […]
Book Chapter: Strength Training for Swimmers
This chapter covers the impact of strength training for swimming performance (free swimming, starts, and turns); its effects on swimming biomechanics; dry-land and in-water strength training methods; and the periodization of strength training for swimming […]
A Long-term Protein Supplementation Strategy: Will Any Which Whey Work? Robert Davies
Not all proteins are created equally. The over and above the quantity of protein the delivery, composition, digestion and absorption kinetics can differentially affect the postprandial anabolism which has been previously discussed here. Indeed, at […]
