Increase in vastus lateralis aponeurosis width induced by resistance training: implications for a hypertrophic model of pennate muscle

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 309-316

  Wakahara, Taku ^a   Ema, Ryoichi ^b,c   Miyamoto, Naokazu ^d   Kawakami, Yasuo ^b  

^a DOSHISHA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c JAPAN SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FITNESS AND SPORTS IN KANOYA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anatomical cross sectional area; Muscle hypertrophy; Pennation angle; Transverse plane

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHY; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TENDON;

ADULT; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ORGAN SIZE; RESISTANCE TRAINING; TENDONS;

EID: 84922092746     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: 14396327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-014-3012-9     Document Type: Article

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