Concurrent endurance and explosive type strength training increases activation and fast force production of leg extensor muscles in endurance athletes

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 613-620

  Mikkola, Jussi S ^a   Rusko, Heikki K ^b   Nummela, Ari T ^a   Paavolainen, Leena M ^c   Häkkinen, Keijo ^b  

^a KIHU Research Institute for Olympic Sports   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^c Finnish Paralympic Committee   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular and neuro muscular adaptation; Cross country skiing; Sport specific work economy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DYNAMOMETER; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENDURANCE; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SKIING;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE STRENGTH DYNAMOMETER; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; SKIING;

EID: 34250877809     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/R-20045.1     Document Type: Article

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