Quadriceps-hamstring EMG activity during functional, closed kinetic chain exercise to fatigue

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 504-509

  Pincivero, Danny M ^a   Aldworth, Craig ^a   Dickerson, Tom ^a   Petry, Cheri ^a   Shultz, Terry ^a  

^a Hum Perf and Fatigue Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Biceps femoris; Fatigue; Semitendinosus; Vastus lateralis; Vastus medialis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HAMSTRING; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHESIS; JOINT STABILITY; KINETICS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEM; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SEMITENDINOUS MUSCLE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE;

EID: 0034031949     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004210050075     Document Type: Article

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