Electromyographic and neuromuscular fatigue thresholds as concepts of fatigue

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 824-828

  Mäestu, Jarek ^a   Cicchella, Antonio ^b   Purge, Priit ^a   Ruosi, Sergio ^b   Jürimäe, Jaak ^a   Jürimäe, Toivo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aerobic anaerobic transition; Muscle fatigue; Rowers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ERGOMETRY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SPORT;

ADULT; ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ERGOMETRY; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SPORTS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 33845737954     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/R-18275.1     Document Type: Article

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