@MaxAndrews100

Sports Scientist | PhD BExSS (Hons1) UQ

 Brisbane
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Joined June 2018
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Hamstring injuries are still the most common muscle injury in field sports. Our new @SportsMedicineJ review asks: why do they keep happening, and how can eccentric training help? doi.org/10.1007/s40279-025-0… @ActivateGlutes @GlenLichtwark @patricio_ppm @UQHealth @QUT @unisqaus
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Great to see our latest paper published in @JSHS_MedHealth 🎥 We’ve also put together a short video abstract highlighting the key findings on motor unit adaptations to Nordic hamstring exercise training @mredumartinez @GlenLichtwark @patricio_ppm
Journal of Sport and Health Science (JSHS)
@JSHS_MedHealthAug 18
Biceps femoris long-head motor unit discharge rates and recruitment thresholds vary across 9 weeks of eccentric training doi.org/10.1016/j.jshs.2026.…
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Biceps femoris long-head motor unit discharge rates and recruitment thresholds vary across 9 weeks of eccentric training doi.org/10.1016/j.jshs.2026.…
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🆕"After 9 W of NHE training, BFlh motor units were recruited at ⬆️ torque levels despite discharge rates returning to BL, likely reflecting ⬆️ force-producing capacity of the HM fibers within each motor unit" 👉@MaxAndrews100 et al. 2026 🇦🇺 📂Open Access: sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Biceps femoris long-head motor unit discharge rates and recruitment thresholds vary across 9 weeks of eccentric training doi.org/10.1016/j.jshs.2026.… @mredumartinez @GlenLichtwark @patricio_ppm @JSHS_MedHealth @UQ_News @unibirmingham @QUT @unisqaus
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After 9 weeks, motor units were recruited at higher torque levels despite discharge rates returning to baseline, likely reflecting increased force-producing capacity of the muscle fibers within each motor unit.
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These findings suggest a time-dependent shift from predominantly neural to structural mechanisms underpinning strength gains during eccentric hamstring training.
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🔝"Greater focus on non-contractile (e.g., titin stiffness, tendon compliance) & neural adaptations (e.g., motor unit recruitment, inhibition) is needed to improve hamstring injury prevention strategies ⚽️" 👉 @MaxAndrews100 et al. 2025 🇦🇺 📂Open Access: link.springer.com/article/10…
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New paper out 🚨 sciencedirect.com/science/ar… After 9 weeks of Nordic hamstring exercise training, the biceps femoris long-head produced peak torque at longer fascicle lengths, while estimated sarcomere lengths remained near optimal
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Anoosha Pai Reed Gurchiek @paulwhodges @GlenLichtwark Scott Delp @patricio_ppm @UQHealth @Stanford @WuTsaiAlliance @JSHS_MedHealth #SportsScience #HamstringInjury #EccentricTraining #InjuryPrevention
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Adaptations in biceps femoris long-head muscle-tendon mechanics during the Nordic hamstring exercise in response to 9 weeks of training 🏋‍♂️ led to.. - ⬆️ torque at longer MTU lengths - BfLh fascicles operate at ⬆️ lengths - ↔️ active sarcomere lengths sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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In this study, 9 weeks of Nordic hamstring exercise training allowed the biceps femoris long-head fascicles to reach longer lengths during the exercise, mechanical adaptations that may contribute to its protective effects against hamstring injury.
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Adaptations in biceps femoris long-head muscle-tendon mechanics during the Nordic hamstring exercise in response to 9 weeks of training doi.org/10.1016/j.jshs.2026.…
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🆕"This study examined how NHE training alters BFlh m–tendon unit mechanics during exercise, focusing on how muscle adaptations influence fascicle & sarcomere lengths during NHE after training" 👉@MaxAndrews100 et al. 2026 🇦🇺 📂@Sciencedirect Open Access: sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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🚨😍 New article out in @AJPCellPhys on Eccentric (overload) training and sarcomerogenesis by @ameliarilling and Geoff Power's lab (Spoiler: Eccentric overload training leads to greater serial sarcomere addition vs. Conventional training) journals.physiology.org/doi/…

Eccentric overload training promotes serial sarcomerogenesis to a greater extent than conventional...

Eccentric exercise has been shown to increase serial sarcomere number (SSN) through sarcomerogenesis in both animal and human models. However, eccentric contractions rarely occur in isolation and are...

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Biceps femoris long head sarcomere and fascicle length adaptations after 3 weeks of eccentric exercise training doi.org/10.1016/j.jshs.2021.…
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Hamstring muscle architecture and microstructure changes following Nordic hamstring exercise training and detraining doi.org/10.1016/j.jshs.2025.…
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Hamstrings often tear when sprinting at max speed—eccentric load + delayed activation = trouble. Nordic curls help, but prevention goes beyond muscle length: link.springer.com/article/10… Smarter strategies are needed. Start with Invincible: theelitetrainer.com/product/…

Hamstring Injury Mechanisms and Eccentric Training-Induced Muscle Adaptations: Current Insights and...

Sports Medicine - Hamstring injuries are a major concern in sports owing to their high incidence and recurrence rates, highlighting the need for a deeper understanding of their mechanisms and...

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Recent hamstring research... pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/4057… A more detailed look at hamstring adaptations to NHE than has been done b4. New methods & new insights from Anoosha Pai, @MaxAndrews100 @GlenLichtwark and colleagues.

Hamstring muscle architecture and microstructure changes following Nordic hamstring exercise...

The 9-week NHE training substantially increased hamstring muscle volume with greater hypertrophy in ST and BFsh. Hypertrophy was accompanied by increases in fiber tract lengths and cross-sections...

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Hamstring muscle architecture and microstructure changes following Nordic hamstring exercise training and detraining (open access) doi.org/10.1016/j.jshs.2025.…
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