Effect of static stretching of the biceps brachii on torque, electromyography, and mechanomyography during concentric isokinetic muscle actions

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 484-488

  Evetovich, Tammy K ^a   Nauman, Natalie J ^a   Conley, Donovan S ^a   Todd, Jay B ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute; Autogenic inhibition; Musculotendinous stiffness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; MALE; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE STRETCHING; MYOGRAPHY; NORMAL HUMAN; PERFORMANCE; TORQUE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TORQUE;

EID: 0141851927     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/1533-4287(2003)017<0484:EOSSOT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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