Maintenance of whole muscle strength and size following resistance training in older men

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2002, Pages

  Trappe, Scott ^a   Williamson, David ^a   Godard, Michael ^a  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TRAINING;

EID: 0036200139     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/57.4.B138     Document Type: Article

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