Practicing a maximal performance task: A cooperative strategy for muscle activity

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 217-228

  Gabriel, David A ^a   Boucher, Jean P ^b  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEBEC   (Canada)

Author keywords

Elbow flexion; EMG; Learning; Practice

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; ELBOW; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; ELBOW JOINT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 0034269029     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2000.10608902     Document Type: Article

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