Recommendations for the Avoidance of Delayed-Onset Muscle Soreness

Strength and Conditioning Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 7-13

  Szymanski, David J ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Delayed onset muscle soreness; Eccentric exercise; Eccentric muscle action; Muscle damage; Repeated bout effect; Warm up

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346526126     PISSN: 15241602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/00126548-200108000-00001     Document Type: Article

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