EDITORIAL article
Front. Psychol.
Sec. Sport Psychology
Editorial: Strength Training and Performance Optimization: The Triad of Physical, Psychological, and Physiological Excellence
1. University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal
2. Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain
3. Instituto Politecnico de Setubal, Setúbal, Portugal
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Abstract
Strength training is essential to modern methods for enhancing performance, but several scientific and practical issues remain unclear. Progress in this area requires a better understanding of how strength and power adaptations affect the physiological, biomechanical, and psychological factors that support athletic performance. Improvements in force output, movement speed, and rate of force development are crucial for winning, yet the mechanisms behind these changes and how they interact with training variables need more research. This Research Topic brings together contributions that address these gaps by examining acute and chronic effects of strength and resistance training, analysing technical and neuromuscular determinants of performance, and highlighting the role of psychological and perceptual factors.A first group of studies in this collection highlights the significance of psychological
Summary
Keywords
acute effects, chronic effects, Muscle Strength, Physical Exertion, Resistance Training
Received
19 January 2026
Accepted
02 February 2026
Copyright
© 2026 Neiva, Rodríguez-Rosell and Pereira. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
*Correspondence: Henrique Pereira Neiva
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