Strength gains after resistance training: The effect of stressful, negative life events

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1215-1221

  Bartholomew, John B ^a   Stults Kolehmainen, Matthew A ^a   Elrod, Christopher C ^a   Todd, Janice S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Muscular hypertrophy; One repetition max; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WEIGHT LIFTING;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 51249125209     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e318173d0bf     Document Type: Article

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