Enhancing muscular qualities in untrained women: Linear versus undulating periodization

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1797-1807

  Kok, Lian Yee ^a,b   Hamer, Peter W ^c   Bishop, David J ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hypertrophy; Resistance training; Strength characteristics; Training program

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIMB; LINEAR PERIODIZATION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TRAINING; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; THIGH; UNDULATING PERIODIZATION; WORKLOAD;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RESISTANCE TRAINING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69349096658     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e3181a154f3     Document Type: Article

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