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High‐Velocity Resistance Training Increases Skeletal Muscle Peak Power in Older Women
Author(s) -
Fielding Roger A.,
LeBrasseur Nathan K.,
Cuoco Anthony,
Bean Jonathan,
Mizer Kelly,
Singh Maria A. Fiatarone
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2002.50159.x
Subject(s) - medicine , resistance training , muscle strength , one repetition maximum , strength training , leg press , muscle power , skeletal muscle , physical therapy , randomized controlled trial , sarcopenia , zoology , muscle mass , biology
OBJECTIVES: Peak power declines more precipitously than strength with advancing age and is a reliable measure of impairment and a strong predictor of functional performance. We tested the hypothesis that a high‐velocity resistance‐training program (HI) would increase muscle power more than a traditional low‐velocity resistance‐training program (LO).