Resistance exercise dosage in older adults: Single- versus multiset effects on physical performance and body composition

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 53, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2090-2097

  Galvão, Daniel A ^a   Taaffe, Dennis R ^b  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Endurance; Physical performance; Resistance exercise; Strength

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TRAINING; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL STRESS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WALKING;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY COMPOSITION; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL FITNESS;

EID: 29344460291     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2005.00494.x     Document Type: Article

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