Effects of prolonged and maintenance strength training on force production, walking, and balance in aging women and men

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 224-233

  Holviala, J ^a   Hakkinen A ^a,b   Alen, M ^d   Sallinen, J ^a   Kraemer, W ^c   Hakkinen K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b CENTRAL FINLAND CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^d OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aging; Gender; Long term resistance training; Postural control; Walking

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; LONG-TERM RESISTANCE TRAINING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTURAL CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SKELETAL MUSCLE; WALKING;

AGING; GENDER; LONG-TERM RESISTANCE TRAINING; POSTURAL CONTROL; WALKING;

AGED; AGING; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURAL BALANCE; RESISTANCE TRAINING; WALKING;

EID: 84892884397     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2012.01470.x     Document Type: Article

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