Training with unilateral resistance exercise increases contralateral strength

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1880-1884

  Munn, Joanne ^a   Herbert, Robert D ^a   Hancock, Mark J ^a   Gandevia, Simon C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cross education; Elbow flexors; Neural adaptations; Training speed; Training volume

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMIC EXERCISE; ELBOW FLEXION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE RESISTANCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TRAINING; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VELOCITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ELBOW; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL FITNESS; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 27544443198     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00559.2005     Document Type: Article

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