Strength increases in upper and lower body are larger with longer inter-set rest intervals in trained men

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 429-433

  de Salles, Belmiro Freitas ^a   Simão, Roberto ^b   Miranda, Humberto ^b   Bottaro, Martim ^c   Fontana, Fabio ^d   Willardson, Jeffrey M ^e  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

^e EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Exercise test; Muscle strength; Physical education and training; Physical fitness; Weight lifting

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; HUMAN; LEG EXERCISE; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TRAINING; NORMAL HUMAN; RESISTANCE TRAINING; REST; ARM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE TEST; FITNESS; LEG; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PHYSICAL FITNESS; REST; UPPER EXTREMITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953959550     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2009.08.002     Document Type: Article

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