Physical performance and cardiovascular responses to an acute bout of heavy resistance circuit training versus traditional strength training

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 667-671

  Alcaraz, Pedro E ^a   Sánchez Lorente, Jorge ^b   Blazevich, Anthony J ^c  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b Federación Española de Aeróbic y Fitness   (Spain)

^c EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ankle extension; Bench press; Circuit training; High load; Leg extension; Resistance training

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; ENDURANCE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBABILITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; WEIGHT BEARING; WEIGHT LIFTING;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; POSTURE; PROBABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WEIGHT LIFTING; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 48849086186     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e31816a588f     Document Type: Article

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