The effect of load reductions on repetition performance for commonly performed multijoint resistance exercises

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2939-2945

  Willardson, Jeffrey M ^a   Simao, Roberto ^b   Fontana, Fabio E ^c  

^a EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Back squat; Bench press; Fatigue; Free weight; Lat pull down; Recovery; Repetition maximum; Rest interval

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MUSCLE FATIGUE; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESISTANCE TRAINING; REST; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TASK PERFORMANCE; WEIGHT LIFTING;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RESISTANCE TRAINING; REST; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; WEIGHT LIFTING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870447696     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3182430170     Document Type: Article

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