Resistance circuit training: Its application for the adult population

Strength and Conditioning Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 16-22

  Waller, Mike ^a   Miller, Jason ^b   Hannon, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Endurance; Lactate threshold; Oxygen consumption; Strength

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955978884     PISSN: 15241602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/SSC.0b013e3181f45179     Document Type: Article

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