The contribution of muscle hypertrophy to strength changes following resistance training

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 114, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1239-1249

  Erskine, Robert M ^a,b   Fletcher, Gareth ^a   Folland, Jonathan P ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Inter individual variability; Muscle architecture; Muscle volume; Neuromuscular adaptations; Strength training

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INNERVATION; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ORGAN SIZE; RESISTANCE TRAINING;

EID: 84901416875     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-014-2855-4     Document Type: Article

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