Resistance training frequency: Strength and myosin heavy chain responses to two and three bouts per week

European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 270-275

  Carroll, Timothy J ^a   Abernethy, Peter J ^a   Logan, Peter A ^b   Barber, Margaret ^a   McEniery, Michael T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT   (Australia)

Author keywords

1RM strength; Inter session recovery; Isokinetic strength; Isometric strength

Indexed keywords

MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAINING; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAINS; PHYSICAL FITNESS; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 0031872490     PISSN: 03015548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004210050419     Document Type: Article

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