Effects of low-intensity cycle training with restricted leg blood flow on thigh muscle volume and VO2max in young men

Journal of Sports Science and Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 452-458

  Abe, Takashi ^a   Fujita, Satoshi ^a   Nakajima, Toshiaki ^b   Sakamaki, Mikako ^a   Ozaki, Hayao ^a   Ogasawara, Riki ^a   Sugaya, Masato ^a   Kudo, Maiko ^a   Kurano, Miwa ^b   Yasuda, Tomohiro ^a   Sato, Yoshiaki ^b   Ohshima, Hiroshi ^c   Mukai, Chiaki ^c   Ishii, Naokata ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aerobic exercise; Muscle hypertrophy; Muscle strength; Occlusion

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958052608     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13032968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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