Resistance training using eccentric overload induces early adaptations in skeletal muscle size

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 271-281

  Norrbrand, Lena ^a   Fluckey, James D ^b   Pozzo, Marco ^a   Tesch, Per A ^a,c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Flywheel resistance training; Inertia; Muscle hypertrophy; Strength training; Weight stack

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXERCISE; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KNEE; MALE; MORPHOLOGICAL ADAPTATION; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE HYPERTROPHY; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISOTONIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TRAINING; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RANGE OF MOTION; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; ERGOMETRY; EXERCISE; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 37049017159     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-007-0583-8     Document Type: Article

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