Hypoxia increases muscle hypertrophy induced by resistance training

International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 497-508

  Nishimura, Akinobu ^a   Sugita, Masaaki ^b   Kato, Ko ^a   Fukuda, Aki ^c   Sudo, Akihiro ^a   Uchida, Atsumasa ^a  

^a MIE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b MIE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Suzuka Kaisei Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hypoxic conditions; Magnetic resonance imaging; MRI; Muscle hypertrophy; Rating of perceived exertion; Resistance training; RPE

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951518529     PISSN: 15550265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ijspp.5.4.497     Document Type: Article

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