The effect of resistance-training intensity on strength-gain response in the older adult

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 833-838

  Harris, Chad ^a   DeBeliso, Mark A ^a   Spitzer Gibson, Terry A ^a   Adams, Kent J ^b  

^a BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute training variables; Elderly; Program design; Weight training

Indexed keywords

ADULTHOOD; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; STRENGTH; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING;

EID: 10344248261     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/14758.1     Document Type: Article

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