Early and late rate of force development: Differential adaptive responses to resistance training?

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Andersen, L L ^a   Andersen, J L ^b   Zebis, M K ^a   Aagaard, P ^c  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^b BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

ATPase; Fast twitch; Myosin heavy chain; Rate of torque development; Slow twitch; Strength training

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TIME;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; EXERCISE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESISTANCE TRAINING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 75649108169     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2009.00933.x     Document Type: Article

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