Descriptor
| Muscular Strength | 3 |
| Weightlifting | 3 |
| Exercise Physiology | 2 |
| Body Composition | 1 |
| Child Development | 1 |
| Children | 1 |
| Females | 1 |
| Foreign Countries | 1 |
| Males | 1 |
| Physical Development | 1 |
| Physical Fitness | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| Journal of Strength and… | 3 |
Author
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 3 |
| Reports - Research | 3 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
| Germany | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewedHrysomallis, Con; Kidgell, Dawson – Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 2001
Determined the influence of a heavy-load bench press on indicators of upper-body power during an explosive pushup, examining the influence of a set of 5 repetitions of 5 repetition maximum (RM) bench press preceding explosive pushups. There were no significant differences for any of the force platform data when explosive pushups were preceded by…
Descriptors: Body Composition, Exercise Physiology, Males, Muscular Strength
Peer reviewedSchlumberger, Andreas; Stec, Justyna; Schmidtbleicher, Dietmar – Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 2001
Compared the effects of single- and multiple-set strength training in women with basic experience in resistance training. Both training groups had significant strength improvements in leg extension. In the seated bench press, only the three-set group showed a significant increase in maximal strength. There were higher strength gains overall in the…
Descriptors: Females, Foreign Countries, Muscular Strength, Physical Development
Peer reviewedFaigenbaum, Avery D.; Loud, Rita LaRosa; O'Connell, Jill; Glover, Scott; O'Connell, Jason; Westcott, Wayne L. – Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 2001
Examined the effects of four resistance training protocols on upper body strength and muscular endurance development in children. Untrained children trained twice per week for 8 weeks, using general conditioning exercises and different upper-body conditioning protocols. Results indicated that higher-repetition training protocols enhanced…
Descriptors: Child Development, Children, Exercise Physiology, Muscular Strength
