Strength training's chronic effects on muscle architecture parameters of different arm sites

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1711-1717

  Matta, Thiago ^a   Simão, Roberto ^a   De Salles, Belmiro Freitas ^a   Spineti, Juliano ^a   Oliveira, Liliam Fernandes ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biceps brachii; Muscle geometry; Resistance training; Triceps brachii

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADULT; ARM; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RESISTANCE TRAINING;

EID: 79960093104     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181dba162     Document Type: Article

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