Neural adaptations with sport-specific resistance training in highly skilled athletes

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 419-427

  Judge, Larry W ^a   Moreau, Chad ^a,b   Burke, Jeanmarie R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Horrigan Sports Chiropractic Soft   (United States)

Author keywords

Human neuromuscular system; Isometric strength gains; Neural drive

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISOMETRICS; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TWITCH; NERVE POTENTIAL; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEM; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; SPORTS MEDICINE; TORQUE; TRAINING;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; SPORTS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TORQUE; TRACK AND FIELD; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 0038175331     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0264041031000071173     Document Type: Article

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