Strength training: Isometric training at a range of joint angles versus dynamic training

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 817-824

  Folland, Jonathan P ^a   Hawker, Kate ^b   Leach, Ben ^b   Little, Tom ^b   Jones, David A ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dynamic; Isokinetic; Isometric; Muscle strength; Resistance training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DYNAMIC EXERCISE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; JOINT MOBILITY; LIFTING EFFORT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TRAINING; NORMAL HUMAN; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RECREATION; TORQUE; VELOCITY; WEIGHT BEARING; WEIGHT LIFTING;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TORQUE; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 23144460479     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640410400021783     Document Type: Article

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