Most of you may know that the force production of skeletal muscle depends on many different systems and tissue properties, such as muscle size or tendon stiffness. However, specific elements within the nervous system control and manipulate our muscles' force production. But can these elements be altered via resistance exercise? - Dr. Simon Walker provides us with some insight! 

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Dr. Simon Walker is a Senior Researcher at the University of Jyväskylä. He's taken a lead role in developing MEG-compatible voluntary force and reflex measurements for the lower limbs and continues to develop research on physical activity and central nervous system functioning. 

Simon's ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Simon-Walker-17

Simon's Twitter: https://twitter.com/simonwalkerphd?lang=fi

JYU - 22nd International Symposium: https://www.jyu.fi/sport/en/research/congresses/ebpes

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