Resistance training and cardiac hypertrophy: Unravelling the training effect

Sports Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 13, 2002, Pages 837-849

  Haykowsky, M J ^a   Dressendorfer, R ^a   Taylor, D ^a   Mandic, S ^a   Humen, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANABOLIC AGENT; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; REVIEW; SPORT; TRAINING;

EID: 0036417351     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00007256-200232130-00003     Document Type: Review

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