N. Travis Triplett Ph.D.

Some of Dr. Triplett's academic interests include Resistance Training in Elderly, Strength and Power Development, Balance and Functional Ability Improvements, & Bone and Muscle Tissue Adaptations.

There are 29 included publications by N. Travis Triplett Ph.D.:

TitleDateViewsBrief Description
Acute Effects of Whole-Body Vibration on Muscle Activity, Strength, and Power 2006 4107 The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of a single bout of whole-body vibration on isometric squat (IS) and countermovement jump (CMJ) performance. Nine moderately resistance-trained men were tested for peak force (PF) during th...
Authors’ Reply to Buckner et al.: ‘Comment on: “The General Adaptation Syndrome: A Foundation for the Concept of Periodization” 2018 614 Buckner et al. [1] have submitted a letter in response to our recent review [2] on the general adaptation syndrome (GAS) and its application to training periodization. As Buckner et al. state, this topic deserves fair and thorough discussion from mul...
Comparison of Methods to Quantify Volume During Resistance Exercise 2009 5080 The purpose of this investigation was to compare 4 different methods of calculating volume when comparing resistance exercise protocols of varying intensities. Ten Appalachian State University students experienced in resistance exercise completed...
A Comparison of Strength and Power Characteristics Between Power Lifters, Olympic Lifters, and Sprinters 1999 28875 The purpose of this investigation was to determine the effect of involvement in power lifting, Olympic lifting, and sprinting on strength and power characteristics in the squat movement. A standard one repetition maximum squat test, jump squat te...
Compression Garments: Influence on Muscle Fatigue 1998 8518 This study assessed whether opposing compression forces produced by commercially available "compression shorts" affect the repetitive force production capabilities of the thigh muscles during repetitive open- and closed-kinetic-chain exercise test...
Detraining Produces Minimal Changes in Physical Performance and Hormonal Variables in Recreationally Strength-Trained Men 2002 1250 The object of this study was to examine changes in muscular strength, power, and resting hormonal concentrations during 6 weeks of detraining (DTR) in recreationally strengthtrained men. Each subject was randomly assigned to either a DTR (n 5 9) ...
Does Short-Term Near-Maximal Intensity Machine Resistance Training Induce Overtraining? 1994 3386 To examine the efficacy of a 3-week, high-intensity, resistance exercise protocol for inducing overtraining, 9 subjects trained their lower body on a squat-simulating resistance exercise machine. Five subjects performed a training (Trn) protocol ...
Effect of an Acute Bout of Whole Body Vibration Exercise on Muscle Force Output and Motor Neuron Excitability 2010 3697 The purpose of the current investigation was to assess the effect of an acute bout of whole body vibration (WBV) exercise on muscle force output and motor neuron excitability. Nineteen recreationally trained college-aged males were randomly assig...
Effect of Cluster set Configurations on Power Clean Technique 2013 2405 The purpose of this investigation was to examine the effects of cluster set configurations on power clean technique. Ten male, recreational weightlifters performed three sets of six repetitions at 80% of one repetition max with 0 (P0), 20 (P20) or 40...
The Effect of Heavy- vs. Light-Load Jump Squats on the Development of Strength, Power, and Speed 2002 11839 The purpose of this investigation was to examine the effect of an 8-week training program with heavy- vs. light-load jump squats on various physical performance measures and electromyography (EMG). Twenty-six athletic men with varying levels of r...
Effect of inter-repetition rest on ratings of perceived exertion during multiple sets of the power clean 2012 1618 The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of inter-repetition rest (IRR) on ratings of perceived exertion (RPE) in the power clean exercise in a multiple set protocol using peak power as an indication of fatigue. Ten resistance-trained mal...
Effect of Pilates and Taiji Quan Training on Self-Efficacy, Sleep Quality, Mood, and Physical Performance of College Students 2009 5893 Methods of exercise such as Pilates and taiji quan, which have been shown to have beneficial effects on physical and mental characteristics, have been studied more often in samples of older participants. The purpose of this investigation was to exam...
Effects of Increased Eccentric Loading on Bench Press 1 RM 2002 10127 The purpose of this study was to measure the effects of additional eccentric loading on subsequent concentric strength. Eight subjects with some experience in weight training volunteered to perform maximal attempts in the barbell bench press usin...
Effects of a Short-Term Aquatic Resistance Program on Strength and Body Composition in Fit Young Men 2009 2573 This study was designed to analyze the effects of a short-term periodized aquatic resistance program (PARP) on upper-limb maximum strength, leg muscular power, and body composition (BC) in fit young men. Twenty subjects (21.2 +- 1.17 years) were ...
Effects of a Short-Term Resistance Program Using Elastic Bands vs. Weight Machines for Sedentary Middle-Aged Women 2008 6286 This study was designed to determine whether different effects on functional capacity and body composition were produced by using different devices (elastic bands (EBs) versus weight machines (WMs)) with the same resistance training program. Fort...
Exercise and Recovery Responses of Lymphokines to Heavy Resistance Exercise 2000 2565 To examine the effect of dynamic resistance exercise on the response patterns of lymphokines, 10 strength-trained men (21.7 +- 0.6 y) performed 2 resistance exercise protocols, high force (HF) and high power (HP), of equal total work (HF 5 33.0 +...
The General Adaptation Syndrome: A Foundation For The Concept Of Periodization 2018 12676 Recent reviews have attempted to refute the efficacy of applying Selye’s general adaptation syndrome (GAS) as a conceptual framework for the training process. Furthermore, the criticisms involved are regularly used as the basis for arguments against ...
Impact of Training Patterns on Incidence of Illness and Injury During a Women's Collegiate Basketball Season 2003 8135 This study was conducted to monitor the training patterns throughout a basketball season in order to determine if a relationship exists between the physical stress of practice and the occurrence of injuries and illnesses in NCAA Division III athl...
Influence of Compression Garments on Vertical Jump Performance in NCAA Division I Volleyball Players 1996 14662 The purpose of this study was to determine whether compression shorts affected vertical jump performance. Subjects, 18 men and 18 women varsity volleyball players, were thoroughly familiarized with the jump tests and experimental techniques. Test...
Influence of Resistance Exercise Volume on Serum Growth Hormone and Cortisol Concentrations in Women 1996 7728 Ten eumenorrheic women (age 24.1 ± 4.3) performed 2 randomly assigned heavy-resistance exercise protocols (HREP) on separate days during the early follicular phase of the menstrual cycle. Multiple-set (MS) HREP consisted of 3 sets of 10 RM of 8 r...
The Influence of Strength and Power on the 40s Muscle Endurance Test Performance 2009 4250 The aim of this study was to determine the importance of muscular strength and power on a muscular endurance performance test. Fourteen firefighter recruits performed a progressive resistance test (PRT) followed by a specific maximum repetition t...
A Method for Monitoring Intensity During Aquatic Resistance Exercises 2008 3191 The aims of this study were (i) to check whether monitoring of both the rhythm of execution and the perceived effort is a valid tool for reproducing the same intensity of effort in different sets of the same aquatic resistance exercise (ARE) and ...
Perceptual, Mechanical, And Electromyographic Responses To Different Relative Loads In The Parallel Squat 2019 171 The effectiveness of the OMNI-RES (0–10) Scale and the electromyographic signal for monitoring changes in the movement velocity were examined during a set to muscular failure using different percentages of 1 repetition maximum (1RM) in the parallel s...
Power Output in the Jump Squat in Adolescent Male Athletes 2011 3017 The load that maximizes power output in the jump squat (JS) in collegeaged athletic males has been reported to be 0% of 1 repetition maximum [1RM] squat strength) or in other words body mass. No data exist concerning adolescent athletic males. In...
Quercetin’s Influence on Exercise Performance and Muscle Mitochondrial Biogenesis 2010 9414 Purpose: To determine the influence of 2 wk of quercetin (Q; 1000 mg•d-1) compared with placebo (P) supplementation on exercise performance and skeletal muscle mitochondrial biogenesis in untrained, young adult males (N = 26, age = 20.2 ± 0.4 yr, V•...
Relationship Between Maximal Squat Strength and Five, Ten, and Forty Yard Sprint Times 2009 7881 The purpose of this investigation was to examine the relationship between maximal squat strength and sprinting times. Seventeen Division I-AA male football athletes (height = 1.78 +- 0.04 m, body mass [BM] = 85.9 +- 8.8 kg, body mass index [BMI] ...
Relationship of Aerobic Power to Anaerobic Performance Indices 1996 8589 This study examined the extent to which aerobic power could account for performance during a 30-s max-effort test. Physically active women (n = 41) and men (n = 34) underwent a treadmill test for aerobic power and the Wingate test for anaerobic p...
Testing of the Maximal Dynamic Output Hypothesis in Trained and Untrained Subjects 2010 3681 The maximal dynamic output (MDO) hypothesis is a newly proposed concept, which suggests that the muscular system of the lower limbs is designed to produce maximal power output when performing countermovement vertical jumping (CMJ) at body mass as...
Using Perceptual And Neuromuscular Responses To Estimate Mechanical Changes During Continuous Sets In The Bench Press 2018 280 The present study analyzed the effectiveness of the OMNI-RES (0-10) and the electromyographic signal for monitoring changes in the movement velocity during a set to muscular failure performed with different relative loads in the bench press exercise ...