Changes in muscle activity with increasing running speed

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1101-1109

  Kyröläinen, Heikki ^a   Avela, Janne ^a   Komi, Paavo V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Ground reaction force; Stretch reflex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; GLUTEUS MAXIMUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; PROPRIOCEPTION; REFLEX; RUNNING; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; VELOCITY;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; RUNNING; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 25144485921     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640410400021575     Document Type: Article

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