A comparison of voluntary versus stimulated strength training of the human adductor pollicis muscle

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 267-270

  Lyle, N ^a   Rutherford, O M ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Muscle stimulation; Skeletal muscle; Strength training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; MALE; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; TRAINING; ULNAR NERVE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING;

EID: 0031948535     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026404198366795     Document Type: Article

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