Differential effects of strength training leading to failure versus not to failure on hormonal responses, strength, and muscle power gains

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1647-1656

  Izquierdo, Mikel ^a   Ibañez, Javier ^a   González Badillo, Juan José ^b   Häkkinen, Keijo ^c   Ratamess, Nicholas A ^d   Kraemer, William J ^e   French, Duncan N ^f   Eslava, Jesus ^a   Altadill, Aritz ^a   Asiain, Xabier ^a   Gorostiaga, Esteban M ^a  

^a Studies   (Spain)

^b Olympic Center of Sport Studies   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^d The College of New Jersey   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^f NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Insulin like growth factor 1; Insulin like growth factor binding protein 3; Repetition to failure; Strength training; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN 3; SOMATOMEDIN C; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TRAINING;

ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EXERCISE; EXERTION; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR BINDING PROTEIN 3; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; TESTOSTERONE; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 33646394573     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01400.2005     Document Type: Article

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