Effects of an 8-week resistance training intervention on plantar flexor muscle quality and functional capacity in older women: A randomised controlled trial.

In conclusion, a resistance training program provided significant benefits in the stair climb test, unrelated to plantar flexor-derived muscle quality measures as previously demonstrated in quadriceps femoris. PMID: 32562747 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32562747?dopt=Abstract

Source: Experimental Gerontology - June 16, 2020 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Lopez P, Crosby BJ, Robetti BP, Turella DJP, Weber TAS, de Oliveira ML, Rech A Tags: Exp Gerontol Source Type: research

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