Changes in the relationship between joint angle and torque production associated with the repeated bout effect

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 927-932

  McHugh, Malachy P ^a   Tetro, Danielle T ^a  

^a LENOX HILL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Eccentric exercise; Length tension relationship; Muscle damage; Quadriceps

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; JOINT FUNCTION; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE INJURY; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SARCOMERE; TORQUE; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PAIN; TORQUE;

EID: 0242363637     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0264041031000140400     Document Type: Article

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