Muscle strength and metabolism in master athletes

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 754-759

  Louis, J ^a   Hausswirth, C ^b   Bieuzen, F ^b   Brisswalter, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

^b Institut National du Sport et de l'Education Physique   (France)

Author keywords

Ageing; Endurance training; Oxygen uptake kinetics; Strength

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNEE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE METABOLISM; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TWITCH; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; TORQUE; TRAINING; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BICYCLING; CARBON DIOXIDE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; RESISTANCE TRAINING;

EID: 70350398757     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: 14393964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1231046     Document Type: Article

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