Selective training-induced thigh muscles hypertrophy in professional road cyclists

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 591-597

  Hug, François ^a,b,c   Marqueste, Tanguy ^c   Le Fur, Yann ^c   Cozzone, Patrick J ^c   Grélot, Laurent ^c   Bendahan, David ^c  

^a Institut National du Sport et de l'Education Physique   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Cross sectional area (CSA); MRI; Muscle; Pedaling; T2; Training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BICYCLE ERGOMETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYCLING; HUMAN; LOADING TEST; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE HYPERTROPHY; MUSCLE TRAINING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REFERENCE VALUE; RELAXATION TIME; SKILL; SPORTS SCIENCE; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT; TASK PERFORMANCE; THIGH; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE;

ADULT; BICYCLING; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL FITNESS; THIGH;

EID: 33745754047     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-006-0218-5     Document Type: Article

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