Dissimilar effects of one- and three-set strength training on strength and muscle mass gains in upper and lower body in untrained subjects

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 157-163

  Rønnestad, Bent R ^a,d   Egeland, Wilhelm ^a   Kvamme, Nils H ^a   Refsnes, Per E ^b   Kadi, Fawzi ^c   Raastad, Truls ^a  

^a Norwegian College of Sport Sciences   (Norway)

^b National Sports Center   (Norway)

^c ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d INLAND NORWAY UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Leg muscles; Multiple sets; Single set; Training volume; Upper body muscles

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947701525     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/00124278-200702000-00028     Document Type: Article

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