Fingertip force and electromyography of finger flexor muscles during a prolonged intermittent exercise in elite climbers and sedentary individuals

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 181-186

  Vigouroux, Laurent ^a   Quaine, Franck ^a  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Fatigue; Finger flexor muscles; Rock climbing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMOMETRY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FINGER; FLEXOR MUSCLE; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOUNTAINEERING; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FORCE; NORMAL HUMAN; REST; SITTING; SPORT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FATIGUE; FINGERS; FRANCE; HUMANS; MALE; MOUNTAINEERING; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 31344475061     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640410500127785     Document Type: Article

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