Short-term effects of resistance training frequency on body composition and strength in middle-aged women

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 3142-3149

  Benton, Melissa J ^a   Kasper, Mark J ^b   Raab, Scot A ^a   Waggener, Green T ^a   Swan, Pamela D ^c  

^a VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Lean mass; Split training; Total body training; Volume load

Indexed keywords

ARM; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RESISTANCE TRAINING; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 84856197798     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e31820f505f     Document Type: Article

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