Journal article
Muscle ultrastructural characteristics of elite powerlifters and bodybuilders
Abstract
Muscle ultrastructure of a group of subjects possessing extreme hypertrophy was compared with that of a control group which had undergone 6 months of heavy resistance training. Two needle biopsies were taken from triceps brachii of two international calibre powerlifters and five elite bodybuilders. In addition, samples were taken from five healthy volunteers before and after 6 months of training of the elbow extensors. One biopsy was prepared …
Authors
MacDougall JD; Sale DG; Elder GCB; Sutton JR
Journal
European Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol. 48, No. 1, pp. 117–126
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
February 1982
DOI
10.1007/bf00421171
ISSN
1439-6319