Early-phase muscular adaptations in response to slow-speed versus traditional resistance-training regimens

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 112, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 3585-3595

  Schuenke, Mark D ^a   Herman, Jennifer R ^b   Gliders, Roger M ^c   Hagerman, Fredrick C ^d   Hikida, Robert S ^d   Rana, Sharon R ^c   Ragg, Kerry E ^d   Staron, Robert S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (United States)

^b Rocky Vista University   (United States)

^c School of Applied Health Sciences and Wellness   (United States)

^d OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fiber types; Histochemistry; Human skeletal muscle; Hypertrophy; Myosin heavy chains; Slow speed training

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG; PHYSIOLOGY; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SKELETAL MUSCLE; WEIGHT LIFTING;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MUSCLE FIBERS, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; RESISTANCE TRAINING; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 84868547806     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-012-2339-3     Document Type: Article

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