The reliability of the 1RM strength test for untrained middle-aged individuals

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 310-316

  Levinger, Itamar ^a   Goodman, Craig ^a   Hare, David L ^b   Jerums, George ^b   Toia, Deidre ^c   Selig, Steve ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Familiarisation; Reliablity; Resistance training; Strength testing

Indexed keywords

COHORT STUDIES; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 61849121358     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2007.10.007     Document Type: Article

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