Eccentric ergometry: Increases in locomotor muscle size and strength at low training intensities

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 278, Issue 5 47-5, 2000, Pages

  Lastayo, P C ^a   Pierotti, D J ^a   Pifer, J ^a   Hoppeler, H ^a   Lindstedt, S L ^a  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Oxygen consumption; Strength training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ERGOMETRY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAINING;

EID: 0034114874     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.2000.278.5.r1282     Document Type: Article

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