Eccentric torque-velocity relationship of the elbow flexors

Isokinetics and Exercise Science

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 139-145

  Chapman, D ^a   Newton, M ^a   Nosaka, K ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Isokinetic; Isometric; Muscle damage; Reliability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ELBOW FLEXION; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE INJURY; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; RELIABILITY; TORQUE; VELOCITY; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

EID: 21044439219     PISSN: 09593020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/ies-2005-0192     Document Type: Article

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