Intensity; in-ten-si-ty; noun. 1. Often used ambiguously within resistance training. 2. Is it time to drop the term altogether?

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 22, 2014, Pages 1586-1588

  Steel, James ^a  

^a SOUTHAMPTON SOLENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXERCISE; HUMAN; NOMENCLATURE; PHYSIOLOGY; RESISTANCE TRAINING;

EXERCISE; HUMANS; PHYSICAL EXERTION; RESISTANCE TRAINING; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 84911807227     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2012-092127     Document Type: Review

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