Effects of concentric and eccentric training on muscle strength, cross- sectional area, and neural activation

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 2173-2181

  Higbie, Elizabeth J ^a,b   Cureton, Kirk J ^a   Warren III, Gordon L ^a   Prior, Barry M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

electromyography; isokinetic muscle actions; muscle hypertrophy; quadriceps muscle; training specificity; women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIPID OXIDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE HYPERTROPHY; MUSCLE INNERVATION; MUSCLE METABOLISM; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TRAINING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TORQUE;

EID: 0029846878     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1996.81.5.2173     Document Type: Article

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