A skeletal muscle’s serial sarcomere number (SSN) is tightly regulated in response to chronic stimuli associated with changes in muscle length. Decreased SSN (~20%) is observed following immobil...

This volume explores adaptation, recovery, and regeneration, including training foundations, and the issue of tissue damage during physical activity – from basic and applied science perspective, and c...

Abstract. Introduction: The age-associated loss of muscle mass is partly accounted for by a reduction in muscle fascicle length (FL). Studies on rodents have confirmed this reduced FL is driven by a l...

The age-related loss of muscle mass is partly accounted for by the loss of sarcomeres in series, contributing to declines in muscle mechanical performance. Resistance training biased to eccentric con....

During aging, muscles undergo atrophy, which is partly accounted for by a loss of sarcomeres in series. Serial sarcomere number (SSN) is associated with aspects of muscle mechanical function including...

Background Older adults exhibit a slower recovery of muscle mass following disuse atrophy than young adults. At a smaller scale, muscle fibre cross-sectional area (i.e., sarcomeres in parallel) exhibi...

During natural aging, skeletal muscle experiences impairments in mechanical performance due, in part, to changes in muscle architecture and size, notably with a loss of muscle cross-sectional area (CS...

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder associated with self-reported fatigue. While fatigue is a disabling symptom, performance fati…

Neuromuscular function is impaired following an unaccustomed bout of eccentric exercise. However, through the repeated bout effect (RBE), the muscle i…

I completed my undergraduate and MSc degrees at Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN).  During my graduate training at MUN I became quite interested in neuromuscular physiology which coupled with…

About Me I am currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences (HHNS) in the College of Biological Sciences (CBS) at the University of Guelph and Director...

Rate of torque development (RTD) measures how rapidly one can generate torque and is crucial for balance and athletic performance. Fast RTD depends on…