Comparison between an Abdominal Curl with Timed Curls on a Portable Abdominal Machine

Journal of Applied Research

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 402-415

  Petrofsky, Jerrold S ^a,b   Bonacci, Julie ^b   Bonilla, Trinidad ^b   Jorritsma, Rachel ^b   Morris, Amy ^b   Al Malty, Abdul Majeed ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal; Exercise; Exertion; Fatigue; Strength

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ADULT; AEROBIC CAPACITY; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GRAVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MAN MACHINE INTERACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; SEAT; SUPINE POSITION; WORK CAPACITY;

EID: 2342498283     PISSN: 1537064X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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