Similar increases in muscle size and strength in young men after training with maximal shortening or lengthening contractions when matched for total work

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1587-1592

  Moore, Daniel R ^a   Young, Mark ^a   Phillips, Stuart M ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Eccentric; Hypertrophy; Muscle; Muscle damage; Strength; Training

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CANADA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMOMETER; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHY; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TIME; TORQUE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AGE FACTORS; BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE STRENGTH DYNAMOMETER; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ONTARIO; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TORQUE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857664426     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-011-2078-x     Document Type: Article

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