Fixed foot balance training increases rectus femoris activation during landing and jump height in recreationally active women

Journal of Sports Science and Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 138-148

  Kean, Crystal O ^a,c   Behm, David G ^a   Young, Warren B ^b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Balance training; Muscle activation; Training specificity

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645873004     PISSN: 13032968     EISSN: 13032968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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