Low- and high-volume strength training induces similar neuromuscular improvements in muscle quality in elderly women

Experimental Gerontology

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 710-716

  Radaelli, Regis ^a   Botton, Cíntia E ^a   Wilhelm, Eurico N ^a   Bottaro, Martim ^b   Lacerda, Fabiano ^a   Gaya, Anelise ^a   Moraes, Kelly ^a   Peruzzolo, Amanda ^a   Brown, Lee E ^c   Pinto, Ronei Silveira ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Echo intensity; Muscle hypertrophy; Neural adaptation; Number of sets

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW FLEXION; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FEMALE; HIGH VOLUME STRENGTH TRAINING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT FUNCTION; KNEE EXTENSION; LOW VOLUME STRENGTH TRAINING; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE QUALITY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE THICKNESS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESISTANCE TRAINING;

AGING; ECHO INTENSITY; MUSCLE HYPERTROPHY; NEURAL ADAPTATION; NUMBER OF SETS;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AGED; AGING; ELBOW JOINT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL EXERTION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RESISTANCE TRAINING;

EID: 84879263335     PISSN: 05315565     EISSN: 18736815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2013.04.003     Document Type: Article

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