Effects of rate of force development on EMG amplitude and frequency

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 66-70

  Ricard, M D ^a   Ugrinowitsch, C ^b,c   Parcell, A C ^b   Hilton, S ^b   Rubley, M D ^d   Sawyer, R ^b   Poole, C R ^b  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ballistic contraction; EMG; Isokinetic exercise; Isometric; Ramp contraction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BALLISTICS; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; FREQUENCY MODULATION; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; SPORTS MEDICINE; TORQUE; TRAINING;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KINETICS; LEG; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RUNNING; SPORTS MEDICINE; TORQUE;

EID: 13844254948     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-817856     Document Type: Article

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