Specific effects of eccentric and concentric training on muscle strength and morphology in humans

European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 49-57

  Seger, Jan Y ^a   Arvidsson, B ^a   Thorstensson, A ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH SCHOOL OF SPORT AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Hypertrophy; Muscle; Specificity; Strength; Training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; LEG; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE GROWTH; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TRAINING; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; TORQUE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; LEG; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSICAL FITNESS;

EID: 0032420179     PISSN: 03015548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004210050472     Document Type: Article

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