Knee flexor torque and perceived exertion: A gender and reliability analysis

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1720-1726

  Pincivero, Danny M ^a   Campy, Robert M ^b   Coelho, Alan J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^b EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Borg CR 10; Hamstring; Isometric; Rpe

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BORG CR 10 SCALE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GENDER; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TORQUE; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; EXERTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE; MALE; PERCEPTION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TORQUE;

EID: 0141754127     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/01.MSS.0000089246.90005.47     Document Type: Article

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