Leg strength declines with advancing age despite habitual endurance exercise in active older adults

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 504-513

  Marcell, Taylor J ^a,c   Hawkins, Steven A ^b,c   Wiswell, Robert A ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Isokinetic; Isometric; Master athletes; Muscle strength

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE; LEG; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RUNNING; SARCOPENIA; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TORQUE; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; KNEE; LEG; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; RUNNING; SARCOPENIA; TORQUE;

EID: 84898022351     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: 15334295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3182a952cc     Document Type: Article

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