Effects of single- vs. multiple-set resistance training on maximum strength and body composition in trained postmenopausal women

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 689-694

  Kemmler, Wolfgang K ^a   Lauber, Dirk ^a   Engelke, Klaus ^a   Weineck, Juergen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

1RM changes; Pretrained women; Prevention; Training volume

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NORMAL HUMAN; PERIODICITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; RANDOMIZATION; REST; STRENGTH; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING; VELOCITY;

BODY COMPOSITION; BONE DISEASES, METABOLIC; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; POSTMENOPAUSE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 10344221141     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/R-16164.1     Document Type: Article

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