The Influence of Intermittent Fatigue Exercise on Early and Late Phases of Relaxation from Maximal Voluntary Contraction

Canadian Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 573-584

  Jaskólska, Anna ^a   Jaskólski, Artur ^a  

^a School of Physical Education   (Poland)

Author keywords

Early relaxation time; Half relaxation time; Hand grip exercise; Late relaxation time

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

ADULT; EXERCISE TEST; EXERTION; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031304144     PISSN: 10667814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/h97-037     Document Type: Article

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