Differential effects of ballistic versus sensorimotor training on rate of force development and neural activation in humans

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 274-282

  Gruber, Markus ^a   Gruber, Stefanie B H ^a   Taube, Wolfgang ^a   Schubert, Martin ^a   Beck, Sandra C ^a   Gollhofer, Albert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Explosive strength; M wave; Neural drive; Plantar flexion

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947242639     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/00124278-200702000-00049     Document Type: Article

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