Fatigue is not a necessary stimulus for strength gains during resistance training

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 370-373

  Folland, J P ^a   Irish, C S ^b   Roberts, J C ^b   Tarr, J E ^b   Jones, D A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMOMETRY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; ISOTONIC EXERCISE; MALE; METABOLISM; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE METABOLISM; MUSCLE STRENGTH;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 0036797709     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.36.5.370     Document Type: Article

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