“NO LOAD” resistance training increases functional capacity and muscle size in hospitalized female patients: A pilot study

The aim of the present study was to compare the effects of resistance training performed with no external load (NLRT) versus resistance training performed with elastic bands (RTEB) on muscle hypertrophy and functional performance in hospitalized patients. Twenty hospitalized females (age, 59.05±3.2...

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Main Authors: Matheus Barbalho, Victor Silveira Coswig, Martim Bottaro, Claudio Andre Barbosa de Lira, Mário Hebling Campos, Carlos Alexandre Vieira, Paulo Gentil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2019-11-01
Series:European Journal of Translational Myology
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Online Access:https://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/bam/article/view/8492