Stretch-shortening cycle exercises: An effective training paradigm to enhance power output of human single muscle fibers

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 771-779

  Malisoux, Laurent ^a   Francaux, Marc ^a   Nielens, Henri ^a   Theisen, Daniel ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b NONE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Fiber hypertrophy; Passive stretch; Plyometry; Skinned fibers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE STRETCHING; MUSCLE TONE; NORMAL HUMAN; PLYOMETRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAINING; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; BIOPSY; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CYTOLOGY; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; FAST MUSCLE FIBER; MYOTATIC REFLEX; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SLOW MUSCLE FIBER; TIME;

ISOPROTEIN; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; BIOPSY; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; EXERCISE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE FIBERS, FAST-TWITCH; MUSCLE FIBERS, SLOW-TWITCH; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAINS; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; REFLEX, STRETCH; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33645830502     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01027.2005     Document Type: Article

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