Changes in agonist-antagonist EMG, muscle CSA, and force during strength training in middle-aged and older people

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1341-1349

  Hakkinen K ^a   Kallinen, M ^b   Izquierdo, M ^c   Jokelainen, K ^a   Lassila, H ^a   Malkia E ^a   Kraemer, W J ^d   Newton, R U ^e   Alen, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b Peurunka Med Rehab Phys E   (Finland)

^c Laboratory of Biomechanics   (Spain)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aging; Agonist and antagonist muscles; Cross sectional area; Electromyogram; Hypertrophy; Neural control

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROMODULATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE;

EID: 0031896468     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1998.84.4.1341     Document Type: Article

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