Using methods that include (but are not limited to) ultrasonography (ultrasound), indirect calorimetry (VO2), dynamometry (strength), surface electromyography (muscle excitation), blood glucose and lactate monitoring, my research program will be investigating the effects of resistance training on cardiovascular, metabolic, and musculoskeletal health, as well as the minimum effective dose required to elicit health benefits.
Selected Previous Research
In Print
Henderson, Z. J., Wang, S., Cornish, S. M., & Scribbans, T. D. (2025). Isotonic resistance exercise outperforms eccentric quasi-isometric resistance exercise for increasing elbow flexor muscle thickness and estimated one-repetition maximum in untrained individuals: exploring the influence of sex and volume.
Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism,
50.
https://doi.org/10.1139/apnm-2025-0039
Henderson, Z. J., Wang, S., Cornish, S. M., & Scribbans, T. D. (2023). Exploring the acute muscle fatigue response in resistance trained individuals during eccentric quasi-isometric elbow flexions—a cross-sectional comparison of repetition and sex.
Sports Biomechanics, 1–23.
https://doi.org/10.1080/14763141.2023.2269543
Harrison, K.-L., Henderson, Z., Rochon, J., Bohunicky, S., & Scribbans, T. (2023). Excitation distribution of the trapezius changes in response to increasing contraction intensity, but not repeated contractions.
Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology,
75(102866).
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelekin.2024.102866
Henderson, Z. J., Bohunicky, S., Rochon, J., Dacanay, M., & Scribbans, T. D. (2021). Muscle activation in specific regions of the trapezius during modified kendall manual muscle tests.
Journal of Athletic Training,
56(10), 1078–1085.
https://doi.org/10.4085/545-20
Henderson, Z. J., & Scribbans, T. D. (2020). Intrauterine contraception and athletic performance: Where is the data?
Health & Fitness Journal of Canada,
13(2), 37–45.
https://doi.org/10.14288/hfjc.v13i2.308
Pre Prints
Henderson, Z. J., Wang, S., & Scribbans, T. D. (2025). Eccentric Quasi-Isometric vs. Isotonic Resistance Exercise of the Elbow Flexors: Acute Neuromuscular, Set, and Sex-Differences in Untrained Individuals When Using a Unilateral Model.
SportRχiv ,
Pre-print.
https://osf.io/sfxun/?view_only=8
