An Isokinetic Investigation of Contractile Mode's Effect on the Elbow Flexors

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 69-74

  Caruso, John F ^a   Skelly, William A ^b   Cook, Tim D ^c   Gibb, Geoff J ^c   Mercado, Dean R ^c   Meier, Mary L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Concentric; Eccentric; Strength training

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INNERVATION; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ELBOW; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 0035258286     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/1533-4287(2001)015<0069:AIIOCM>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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