Power absorption and production during slow, large-amplitude stretch-shorten cycle motions

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 59-65

  Cronin, John B ^a   McNair, Peter J ^a   Marshall, Robert N ^b  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bench press; Elastic energy; Muscle stiffness; Stretch shorten cycle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASTICITY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE STRETCHING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REBOUND; SPORT; PHYSIOLOGY; WEIGHT BEARING; WEIGHT LIFTING;

ADULT; ELASTICITY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; WEIGHT LIFTING; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0036562866     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-002-0585-5     Document Type: Article

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