High‐Velocity Resistance Training Increases Skeletal Muscle Peak Power in Older Women

OBJECTIVES: Peak power declines more precipitously than strength with advancing age and is a reliable measure of impairment and a strong predictor of functional performance. We tested the hypothesis that a high‐velocity resistance‐training program (HI) would increase muscle power more than a traditional low‐velocity resistance‐training program (LO).

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