Contralateral effects of unilateral resistance training: A meta-analysis

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1861-1866

  Munn, J ^a   Herbert, R D ^a   Gandevia, S C ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Exercise; Muscle; Strength

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STRENGTH; TRAINING;

EXTREMITIES; HUMANS; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 2342584810     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00541.2003     Document Type: Article

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