Conflicting effects of fatigue and potentiation on voluntary force

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 365-372

  Behm, David G ^a   Button, Duane C ^a   Barbour, Glen ^a   Butt, Jeremy C ^a   Young, Warren B ^b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Interpolated twitch technique; Maximum voluntary contractions; Quadriceps; Rate of force development; Tetanus; Twitch

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; EXERCISE; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FATIGUE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TETANIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TWITCH; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TORQUE;

EID: 2942552141     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/R-12982.1     Document Type: Article

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