The effect of rate of force development on maximal force production: Acute and training-related aspects

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 605-613

  Holtermann, Andreas ^a   Roeleveld, Karin ^a   Vereijken, Beatrix ^a   Ettema, Gertjan ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Instruction; Maximal voluntary contraction; Neural adaptation; Rate of force development; Resistance training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DYNAMOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; JOINT MOBILITY; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE TRAINING; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PHYSICAL FITNESS; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 33947124665     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-006-0380-9     Document Type: Article

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