Influence of load and stretch shortening cycle on the kinematics, kinetics and muscle activation that occurs during explosive upper-body movements

European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 333-342

  Newton, Robert U ^a   Murphy, Aron J ^a   Humphries, Brendan J ^a   Wilson, Greg J ^a   Kraemer, William J ^b   Häkkinen, Keijo ^c  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bench press; Electromyography; Force velocity relationship; Muscle power

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELTOID MUSCLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT FUNCTION; JUMPING; KINETICS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MUSCLE LENGTH; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; HUMANS; KINETICS; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION;

EID: 0030989815     PISSN: 03015548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004210050169     Document Type: Article

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