Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
Volume 13, Issue 4 , Pages 429-433 , July 2010

Strength increases in upper and lower body are larger with longer inter-set rest intervals in trained men

  • Belmiro Freitas de Salles

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory for Clinical and Experimental Research in Vascular Biology (BioVasc), Biomedical Center, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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  • Roberto Simão

      Affiliations

    • Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, School of Physical Education and Sports, Brazil
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
    • ,
  • Humberto Miranda

      Affiliations

    • Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, School of Physical Education and Sports, Brazil
    • ,
  • Martim Bottaro

      Affiliations

    • College of Physical Education, University of Brasília, Brazil
    • ,
  • Fabio Fontana

      Affiliations

    • School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, University of Northern Iowa, USA
    • ,
  • Jeffrey M. Willardson

      Affiliations

    • Kinesiology and Sports Studies Department, Eastern Illinois University, USA

Received 22 December 2008 ,Revised 4 June 2009 ,Accepted 19 August 2009.

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PII: S1440-2440(09)00176-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2009.08.002

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
Volume 13, Issue 4 , Pages 429-433 , July 2010

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