The validity of isokinetic knee extensor endurance measurements with reference to treadmill running capacities

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 134-139

  Westblad, P ^a,b   Svedenhag, J ^b   Rolf, C ^a  

^a Section of Sports Medicine   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Concentric; Eccentric; Isokinetic; Methods; Muscle contraction; Physical endurance; Validity of results

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ENDURANCE; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; KNEE; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RUNNING; TORQUE; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

ADULT; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RUNNING;

EID: 0030033456     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-972821     Document Type: Article

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