Changes in muscular activity while imagining weight lifting using stimulus or response propositions

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 313-324

  Bakker, Frank C ^a   Boschker, Marc S J ^a   Chung, Tjuling ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

EMG activity; Imagery

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030305610     PISSN: 08952779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsep.18.3.313     Document Type: Article

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