A Benefit of Being Heavier Is Being Strong: a Cross-Sectional Study in Young Adults.
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SUBMITTER: Ten Hoor GA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5833324 | biostudies-other | 2018 Mar
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A Benefit of Being Heavier Is Being Strong: a Cross-Sectional Study in Young Adults.
Ten Hoor Gill A GA Plasqui Guy G Schols Annemie M W J AMWJ Kok Gerjo G
Sports medicine - open 20180301 1
<h4>Background</h4>In this study, the main hypothesis is that heavier people enjoy strength exercises more than normal-weight people, mediated by fat-free mass and muscle strength. Further, it is hypothesized that heavier people are better in strength exercises and enjoy strength exercises more compared to aerobic exercises.<h4>Methods</h4>In a cross-sectional study, height, weight, body composition (i.e., fat mass and fat-free mass by underwater weighing), muscle strength (i.e., one-repetition ...[more]
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