Lateral specificity in knee muscle function in competitive high jumpers compared with untrained individuals

Isokinetics and Exercise Science

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 27-37

  Mansour, Sana ^a   Maisetti, Olivier ^a,b   Cornu, Christophe ^a,c   Portero, Pierre ^a,b  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Paris XII Val de Marne   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

Author keywords

Countermovement jump; Electromyography; Gender; High jump; Isokinetic torque; Take off leg; Training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT STABILITY; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TRAINING; NORMAL HUMAN;

EID: 15244359109     PISSN: 09593020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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