Fiber type composition and capillary density in relation to submaximal number of repetitions in resistance exercise

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 845-850

  Terzis, Gerasimos ^a   Spengos, Konstantinos ^b   Manta, Panagiota ^b   Sarris, Nickos ^a   Georgiadis, Giorgos ^a  

^a Department of Physical Education and Sport Science   (United States)

^b Medical School   (United States)

Author keywords

Muscular endurance; One repetition maximum; Skeletal muscle morphology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CAPILLARY; COHORT ANALYSIS; EXERCISE TEST; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBABILITY; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VASCULARIZATION; WEIGHT LIFTING;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CAPILLARIES; COHORT STUDIES; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FIBERS; PROBABILITY; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 48849090552     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e31816a5ee4     Document Type: Article

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