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In clinical applications the internal focus is the most commonly used instruction. It is not possible to have a neutral focus condition, as participants always have to receive instructions and will always be focusing on something. Therefore, the internal focus condition is used as an active comparator.",[13],"Other: Strength training with an internal focus of attention",{"label":15,"type":16,"description":17,"interventionNames":18},"Proprioceptive External Focus Condition","EXPERIMENTAL","In the proprioceptive external focus condition the participant is instructed to realize seated calf raises by focusing on lifting the machine's bar.",[19],"Other: Strength training with a proprioceptive external focus of attention",{"label":21,"type":16,"description":22,"interventionNames":23},"Visual External Focus Condition","In the visual external focus condition the participant is instructed to realize seated calf raises by focusing on a line representing the displacement of the bar projected on a screen.",[24],"Other: Strength training with a visual external focus of attention",[26,31,35],{"type":6,"name":27,"description":28,"armGroupLabels":29,"otherNames":30},"Strength training with an internal focus of attention","A 4 weeks strength training program of seated calf raises with progressive overload is carried out. A supervisor applies force specific internal focus instruction in three sessions per week with at least 48h rest time. One session consists of 3 series until failure with 75%RM. Rest intervals between series are defined as 2 minutes.",[9],null,{"type":6,"name":32,"description":33,"armGroupLabels":34,"otherNames":30},"Strength training with a proprioceptive external focus of attention","A 4 weeks strength training program of seated calf raises with progressive overload is carried out. A supervisor applies force specific proprioceptive external focus instruction in three sessions per week with at least 48h rest time. One session consists of 3 series until failure with 75%RM. Rest intervals between series are defined as 2 minutes.",[15],{"type":6,"name":36,"description":37,"armGroupLabels":38,"otherNames":30},"Strength training with a visual external focus of attention","A 4 weeks strength training program of seated calf raises with progressive overload is carried out. A supervisor applies force specific visual external focus instruction in three sessions per week with at least 48h rest time. One session consists of 3 series until failure with 75%RM. 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The main questions it aims to answer are:\n\n* Is there an acute effect of focus of attention on non-linear force variability and the subjacent neurophysiological mechanisms in apparently healthy young and older adults?\n* Is there a training effect of focus of attention on non-linear force variability and does it transfer to non-linear gait variability as well as the respective subjacent neurophysiological mechanisms in apparently healthy older adults?\n\nResearchers will compare two different external focus strategies with an internal focus to see if non-linear variability increases and subjacent neurophysiological mechanisms are more automized with an external focus of attention compared to an internal focus. In the acute study young adults are assessed as the differences between focus conditions are thought to be in the same direction as for older adults but attenuated.\n\nParticipants will carry out training and strength assessments of the calf muscles and walking on a treadmill.",[87,88],"Healthy Aging","Healthy","2025-09-12",{"date":91,"type":92},"2025-09-18","ACTUAL",{"date":94,"type":92},"2024-04-01",{"date":96,"type":81},"2026-04-30",{"name":5,"class":6},1]