Neural adaptations to fatigue: Implications for muscle strength and training

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1354-1360

  Gabriel, D A ^a   Basford, J R ^a   An, K N ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antagonist coactivation; Elbow extension; Electromyography; Isometric contraction; Motor unit activity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; ELBOW; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FATIGUE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TRAINING; NORMAL HUMAN; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE;

EID: 0034899243     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005768-200108000-00017     Document Type: Article

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