Publications by authors named "Valdinar A Rocha-JUnior"

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  • The study aimed to examine how horizontal and incline bench presses, separately and together, affect muscle adaptation in untrained young men.
  • Participants were divided into three groups for an eight-week training program, with measurements taken before and after to assess changes in muscle thickness and strength.
  • Results showed no significant differences in strength gains between groups, but the incline bench press group demonstrated greater increases in muscle thickness at one measurement site, suggesting similar overall benefits from both types of bench press exercises.
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Castanheira, RPM, Ferreira-Junior, JB, Celes, RS, Rocha-Junior, VA, Cadore, EL, Izquierdo, M, and Bottaro, M. Effects of synergist vs. nonsynergist split resistance training routines on acute neuromuscular performance in resistance-trained men.

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The aim of this study was to examine the effects of upper-body graduated compression sleeves (CS) on neuromuscular and metabolic responses during a power training. Fifteen resistance trained men (age: 23.07 ± 3.

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