Neuromuscular differences between endurance-trained, power-trained, and sedentary subjects

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 514-521

  Lattier, Gregory ^a   Millet, Guillaume Y ^a   Maffiuletti, Nicola A ^a   Babault, Nicolas ^a   Lepers, Romuald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Maximal voluntary isometric contraction; Twitch contractile properties; Vertical jump; Voluntary activation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHESIS; JUMPING; KNEE; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEM; NORMAL HUMAN; PERFORMANCE; PLANTARIS MUSCLE; SITTING; TRAINING;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FOOT; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; KNEE JOINT; MALE; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING;

EID: 0141851918     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/1533-4287(2003)017<0514:NDBEPA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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