The effect of an upper-body agonist-antagonist resistance training protocol on volume load and efficiency

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2632-2640

  Robbins, Daniel W ^a   Young, Warren B ^b   Behm, David G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

^c MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bench press; Bench pull; Complex training; Paired set

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SKELETAL MUSCLE; WEIGHT LIFTING;

ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RESISTANCE TRAINING; UPPER EXTREMITY; WEIGHT LIFTING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952202558     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181e3826e     Document Type: Article

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