Changes in muscle morphology, electromyographic activity, and force production characteristics during progressive strength training in young and older men

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 1998, Pages

  Häkkinen, Keijo ^a   Newton, Robert U ^b   Gordon, Scott E ^c   McCormick, Matthew ^c   Volek, Jeff S ^c   Nindl, Bradley C ^c   Gotshalk, Lincoln A ^c   Campbell, Wayne W ^c   Evans, William J ^c   Häkkinen, Arja ^d   Humphries, Brendan J ^b   Kraemer, William J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Central Hospital   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE HYPERTROPHY; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEM; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; TRAINING; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE;

EID: 0031758108     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/53A.6.B415     Document Type: Article

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