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Research Articles

• Strength Improvements With One Year Of Progressive Resistance Training In Older Women
• Age And Gender Responses To Strength Training
• Are There Gender Differences In Eccentric Strength Responses To Strength Training In The Elderly
• Gains In Muscular Strength Are Maintained Eight Weeks After Strength Training Ends In Elderly
• Does Strength Training Inhibit Gains In Range Of Motion From Flexibility Training In Older Adults?
• Changes In Power With Resistance Training In Older And Younger Men And Women
• High Velocity Power Training Increases Skeletal Muscle Peak Power in Older Women
• Association Of Muscle Power With Functional Status In Community-Dwelling Elderly Women
• Effects of Strength Training And Detraining On Muscle Quality: Age And Gender Comparisons
• Age and Gender Responses to Strength Training and Detraining
• Effects Of Age, Gender, And Myostatin Genotype On The Hypertrophic Response To Heavy Resistance Strength Training
• Muscle Quality. II. Effects Of Strength Training In 65 To 75 Year Old Men And Women
• Ultrastructural Muscle Damage In Young Versus Older Men After High-Volume, Heavy Resistance Strength Training
• Effects Of Heavy Resistance Unilateral Strength Training On Muscle Fiber Characteristics In Young And Older Women
• Velocity Training Induces Power-Specific Adaptations In Highly Functioning Older Adults
• Strength Training For The Prevention And Treatment Of Sarcopenia

The following definitions will help in understanding the studies dealing with the effect of strength training on sleep and depression.

DEXA:
Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry - a scientific test using x-ray technology to determine body composition.

MRI:
Magnetic Resonance Imaging - a scientific test that uses magnetic fields and radio waves to produce colorful images which differentiate between muscle and fat.

Muscle Hypertrophy:
An increase in muscle size.