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weight training
(redirected from Isokinetic exercises)

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weight training,
a type of resistance-training exercise using barbells, dumbbells, or machines to increase muscle strength. See also strength training.

weight training
A health-promoting exercise effective in any age group, particularly the elderly; WT ↑ muscle mass, walking speed, climbing ability, and sense of well-being; it may be beneficial for arthritis, cardiovascular disease, depression, type 2 DM, ↑ GI transit time, obesity, osteoporosis


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In addition, the studies that used maximal eccentric isokinetic exercises to induce injury, elaborated models with higher angular speeds (Chen, 2003; Evans et al.
 
 
 
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