Similarity in adaptations to high-resistance circuit vs. traditional strength training in resistance-trained men

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2519-2527

  Alcaraz, Pedro E ^a   Perez Gomez, Jorge ^b   Chavarrias, Manuel ^a   Blazevich, Anthony J ^c  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^c EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

1RM; Circuit training; DEXA; Muscle strength; Resistance training

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESISTANCE TRAINING; RUNNING; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SUPERIOR SAGITTAL SINUS; WEIGHT LIFTING;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; RESISTANCE TRAINING; RUNNING; SUPERIOR SAGITTAL SINUS; UPPER EXTREMITY; WEIGHT LIFTING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052743079     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3182023a51     Document Type: Article

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