"NO LOAD" resistance training increases functional capacity and muscle size in hospitalized female patients: A pilot study

• Main Authors: Matheus Barbalho (Author), Victor Silveira Coswig (Author), Martim Bottaro (Author), Claudio Andre Barbosa de Lira (Author), Mário Hebling Campos (Author), Carlos Alexandre Vieira (Author), Paulo Gentil (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: PAGEPress Publications, 2019-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The aim of the present study was to compare the effects of resistance training performed with no external load (NLRT) versus resistance training performed with elastic bands (RTEB) on muscle hypertrophy and functional performance in hospitalized patients. Twenty hospitalized females (age, 59.05±3.2...