Is there a minimum intensity threshold for resistance training-induced hypertrophic adaptations?

Sports Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1279-1288

  Schoenfeld, Brad J ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHY; METABOLISM; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RESISTANCE TRAINING;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84892171509     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: 11792035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40279-013-0088-z     Document Type: Review

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