Strength training, also called resistance training, is a form of physical exercise that uses external resistance, such as free weights, machines, resistance bands, or body weight, to build muscular strength, power, and endurance and to improve overall fitness. By repeatedly loading muscles against resistance, it sti…
Strength training, also called resistance training, is a form of physical exercise that uses external resistance, such as free weights, machines, resistance bands, or body weight, to build muscular strength, power, and endurance and to improve overall fitness. By repeatedly loading muscles against resistance, it stimulates adaptations including muscle hypertrophy, neuromuscular improvements, and increased force production, and it also supports bone density, metabolic health, joint stability, and functional capacity. Strength training is a core component of athletic conditioning, rehabilitation, and general health promotion across ages and fitness levels. From a physiological standpoint, its effects depend on how muscles generate and sustain force and on the mechanical properties of muscle and tendon. Research in physiology examines muscle structure, contraction, and adaptation to loading and activity. Related peer-reviewed work in this collection includes a study of the physiology of distinct modes of muscular contraction and an investigation of how long-duration spaceflight affects the mechanical properties of the human triceps surae muscle, including electromechanical delay and musculotendinous stiffness. This page gathers open-access research relevant to muscle physiology, contraction, and adaptation, supporting study of the mechanisms that underlie strength and resistance training.
11 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.
The 11 articles above have been cited 33 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.
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