Physiologic Characteristics of Elite Body Builders
- 1 March 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in The Physician and Sportsmedicine
- Vol. 7 (3), 116-120
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00913847.1979.11710821
Abstract
Body builders spend their training time developing muscle mass and flexibility. In the bargain they get high lean-body weight and low oxygen consumption compared with other competitive athletes.Keywords
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