Effects of dynamic resistance training on fascicle length and isometric strength

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 501-508

  Alegre, Luis M ^a   Jiménez, Fernando ^a   Gonzalo Orden, José Manuel ^b   Martín Acero, Rafael ^c   Aguado, Xavier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Fascicle length; Isometric strength; Pennation; Resistance training; Vastus lateralis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC TRAINING EDUCATION; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MEDIAL LONGITUDINAL BUNDLE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE LENGTH; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; SPORTS SCIENCE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE;

EID: 33645867390     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640410500189322     Document Type: Article

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