Effects of equivolume isometric training programs comprising medium or high resistance on muscle size and strength

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 112-119

  Kanehisa, H ^a   Nagareda, H ^a   Kawakami, Y ^a   Akima, H ^a   Masani, K ^a   Kouzaki, M ^a   Fukunaga, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Elbow extensors; Isokinetic torque; Muscle volume; Pennation angle; Specificity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELBOW; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; TORQUE; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; WEIGHT BEARING; ADAPTATION; ARM; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; HISTOLOGY; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISOTONIC CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; ARM; ELBOW; EXERCISE; EXERTION; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; ISOTONIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TORQUE;

EID: 0036597882     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-002-0604-6     Document Type: Article

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