The physiological and biomechanical bases of muscular hypertrophy/atrophy

Introduction: The aims of the current investigations were to modulate muscle-tendon complex (MTC - vastus lateralis [VL] & patella tendon [PT]) adaptations through mechanical stress and strain. Groups performed resistance training (8 weeks) with the MTC placed in a shortened (SL) or a lengthened...

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Main Author: McMahon, Gerard
Published: Manchester Metropolitan University 2013
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.594479