The effect of glycerol on torque, electromyography, and mechanomyography

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 741-746

  Evetovich, Tammy K ^a   Whitehead, Malcolm T ^a   Webster, Michael J ^a   Soukup, Jeffrey T ^a   Magal, Meir ^a   Eschbach, Lawrence C ^a   Drake, Shawn M ^a   Boyd, Joseph C ^a   Weir, Joseph P ^a   Hinnerichs, Kristi R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Hydration; Isokinetic; Mechanomyography; Strength

Indexed keywords

GLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLUID RETENTION; HUMAN; INGESTION; MALE; MECHANOMYOGRAPHY; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MYOGRAPHY; TORQUE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARM; BIOMECHANICS; DEHYDRATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GLYCEROL; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOGRAPHY; TORQUE;

EID: 10344239002     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/14743.1     Document Type: Article

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