The influence of strength, flexibility, and simultaneous training on flexibility and strength gains

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1333-1338

  Simão, Roberto ^a,b   Lemos, Adriana ^a   Salles, Belmiro ^a   Leite, Thalita ^a   Oliveira, Élida ^a   Rhea, Matthew ^c   Reis, Victor Machado ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^c A T STILL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Performance; Strength training; Stretching

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PLIABILITY; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PLIABILITY; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE;

EID: 79960098089     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181da85bf     Document Type: Article

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