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SUBMITTER: Yaginuma Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5385419 | biostudies-literature | 2017
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Yaginuma Yu Y Abe Takashi T Thiebaud Robert S RS Kitamura Takahiro T Kawanishi Masashi M Fukunaga Tetsuo T
BioResearch open access 20170301 1
Knee extension strength (KES) improves following body mass-based lower body exercise training; however, it is unknown whether this type of exercise increases handgrip strength (HGS) as a result of a cross-education effect in older individuals. Our aim was to investigate the effect of a body mass-based exercise intervention on HGS and KES in older adults. At baseline, 166 subjects started a 12-week intervention program, and 160 (108 women and 52 men) subjects completed the study. A self-selected ...[more]