Effects of strength training on muscle power and serum hormones in middle-aged and older men

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1497-1507

  Izquierdo, M ^a,c   Hakkinen K ^b   Ibanez J ^a   Garrues, M ^a   Anton A ^a   Zuniga A ^a   Larrion J L ^a   Gorostiaga, E M ^a  

^a Universidad Pública de Navarra   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^c Gobierno de Navarra   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aging; Maximal strength; Muscle power; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGE; AGING; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAINING;

EID: 0035100286     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.2001.90.4.1497     Document Type: Article

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