Outcome effects of single-set versus multiple-set training-An advanced replication study

Research in Sports Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 157-175

  Fröhlich, Michael ^a   Emrich, Eike ^a   Schmidtbleicher, Dietmar ^b  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

effect size; effectiveness; multiple set; outcome; single set; training

Indexed keywords

HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE;

ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; RESISTANCE TRAINING; REVIEW;

ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; RESISTANCE TRAINING;

EID: 77954687069     PISSN: 15438627     EISSN: 15438635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15438620903321045     Document Type: Article

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