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Weight Lifting

Known as: Lifting, Weight, Liftings, Weight, lifting weights 
A type of resistance exercise and strength training that involves moving weights by muscle contraction.
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Shoulder Joint and Muscle Characteristics in the Recreational Weight Training Population
Kolber, MJ, Beekhuizen, KS, Cheng, MS, and Hellman, MA. Shoulder joint and muscle characteristics in the recreational weight… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Partition-based vector filtering technique for suppression of noise in digital color images
A partition-based adaptive vector filter is proposed for the restoration of corrupted digital color images. The novelty of the… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in normotensive individuals undergoing two single exercise sessions: resistive exercise training and aerobic exercise training.
OBJECTIVE To assess the influence of 2 single exercise sessions on blood pressure in sedentary normotensive individuals: one of… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
H-reflex changes under spinal loading and unloading conditions in normal subjects
2000
2000
Effects of meal form and composition on plasma testosterone, cortisol, and insulin following resistance exercise.
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of postexercise feeding on plasma levels of insulin, testosterone, cortisol… 
1998
1998
Weight training injuries: part 1: diagnosing and managing acute conditions.
When patients present with acute weight training injuries, familiarity with the demands of the activity can help physicians get… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Anabolic steroid use by amateur athletes: effects upon psychological mood states.
Twenty-one male amateur athletes attending a Welsh needle-exchange clinic, were asked to complete the Buss-Durke Inventory on… 
1994
1994
Does the amount of endurance exercise in combination with weight training and a very-low-energy diet affect resting metabolic rate and body composition?
Effects of large (LA; 400 min/wk) and moderate (MA; 200 min/wk) amounts of endurance exercise in combination with weight training… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
The Cardiovascular Response to Circuit Weight Training in Patients With Cardiac Disease
To determine if a program of upper-body strengthening can be safely performed by patients with cardiac disease, the… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Quadriceps function and training after knee ligament surgery.
A follow-up study of 30 patients operated on for knee ligament injuries was performed with measurements of maximal isometric and… 
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