@EJAP_official Now online:

This was a fun project, excited to see it published online soon in @EJAP_official

I am proud to share that I developed MuscleExpert, a free software for muscle imaging analysis. ✅ Comparable results to ImageJ ⚡ Up to 80–90% faster 💻 Available for Windows and Mac The article is under review, the software is already available: https://t.co/s1VuNTYwQv

Now published online, happy to see this out! Fun collab with @MattStockPhD as always.

Exciting week for lab alum Chris Rivas! His lead-author paper, “Motor Unit Activity During Maximal-Intent Dynamic Muscle Actions Varies by Intensity and Sex in Healthy Adults,” was accepted in @JNeurophysiol as he begins his first week of med school!

Research Article by MC McIntosh et al. (@DrMikeRoberts @MattStockPhD @mads @AuburnU @UCF) Disuse and subsequent recovery #resistancetraining affect #skeletal #muscle #angiogenesis related markers regardless of prior resistance training experience 🦵 https://t.co/DPlBEMlFr9

J. Max Michel (@AuburnKINES) et al. discuss mitigating #skeletalmuscle wasting in unloading and augmenting subsequent recovery 🔎 🔗 Read the #TopicalReview here: https://t.co/9P5F9vUGgk

A really neat project examining the influence of oral contraceptives on immobilization-induced weakness and recovery.

E. Lecce (@cpauniroma4) et al. investigated #neural determinants of the increase in #muscle strength and force steadiness of the untrained limb following a 4 week unilateral training 💪 🔎 📜 Read the #Research here: https://t.co/OHYWnpPnHd

The influence of chronic knee pain and age on conditioned pain modulat...

New preprint: RT-induced appendicular lean mass changes are unrelated to pre-training bone characteristics in untrained adults. Great job by Dakota Tiede, ⁦@DanielPlotkin_⁩ and others & collab from ⁦@PaulSwinton9⁩ and ⁦@BradSchoenfeld⁩

Great week at @ACSMNews so far. We presented new data showing oral contraceptives do not influence disuse or rehabilitation outcomes. If you’re in Atlanta I’d love to connect ✌️

Nicolas Amiez (@Inserm @LIBM_lab) et al. examined the effects of local vibration inducing a tonic vibration reflex or movement illusion on acute modulations of #corticospinal excitability 🌀 ⚡ 📜 Read the #Research here: https://t.co/EWXtAg4Fdv

Thrilled to see student trainees succeed. Manal’s first, first-author paper just accepted in the International Journal of Sports Medicine… the day before graduation! What timing! 🎓📄

Lastly, this was a major, major group effort. Couldn't have done this without a stellar lab group and supportive collaborators, especially our friendly Canadians 🇨🇦 @MattStockPhD @jpfarthing @RobJMacLennan @andrushko 🧵🛑

Let me know what you think, shoot me a DM if you want to know more, or learn what *not* to do. 📄 https://t.co/qE6w6Yfawl 8/

Immobilization studies are… ✅ Amazingly terrible ✅ Super tough ✅ And weirdly fun Huge thanks to our participants, each paid $400 USD💰 — how much would it take you? 7/

Limitations: 🔹 Very small sample 🔹 Very, very small sample 🔹 Very, very, very small sample (pilot!) Still — results line up with larger RCTs and support using cross-education during immobilization 🚀 6/

Why it matters: Cross-education is a simple, accessible, low-risk strategy to protect muscle strength and size during disuse. This is important for female patients, who are more susceptible to disuse-induced weakness and wrist fractures. 5/

Key findings (immobilized arm): 🔹 TRAIN lost less dynamic strength after immob 🔹 TRAIN preserved more EMG activity 🔹 TRAIN better strength recovery post-retraining 🔹 TRAIN lost less biceps CSA and regional lean mass 4/