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. 2020 Jan 10:10:1576.
doi: 10.3389/fphys.2019.01576. eCollection 2019.

Suspension Training: A New Approach to Improve Muscle Strength, Mass, and Functional Performances in Older Adults?

Vitor Angleri  1 , Samuel Domingos Soligon  1 , Deivid Gomes da Silva  1 , João Guilherme Almeida Bergamasco  1 , Cleiton Augusto Libardi  1
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Suspension Training: A New Approach to Improve Muscle Strength, Mass, and Functional Performances in Older Adults?

Vitor Angleri et al. Front Physiol. .
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Keywords: functional performance improvement; muscle mass; muscle strength; older adults; suspension training.

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Exercise approaches in different training programs. Resistance training: elbow flexion (A), seated row (C), and squat (E). Suspension training: elbow flexion (B), seated row (D), and squat (F).
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