The effect of eccentric strength training on heart rate and on its variability during isometric exercise in healthy older men

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 315-323

  Takahashi, A C M ^a   Melo, R C ^a   Quiterio R J ^a,b   Silva, E ^a,c   Catai, A M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^c METHODIST UNIVERSITY OF PIRACICABA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Heart rate; Heart rate variability; Isometric exercise; Strength training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECCENTRIC STRENGTH TRAINING; ECCENTRIC TORQUE; HEART RATE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MAXIMAL VOLUNTARY CONTRACTION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBMAXIMAL ISOMETRIC VOLUNTARY CONTRACTION; TORQUE; TRAINING; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

EID: 58549091535     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-008-0905-5     Document Type: Article

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