Adaptations in the activation of human skeletal muscle induced by short-term isometric resistance training

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 402-411

  Del Balso, Christopher ^a   Cafarelli, E ^a,b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hoffman reflex; Soleus; V wave

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED SPINAL CORD RESPONSE; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE LENGTH; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TRAINING; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; SITTING; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SOLEUS MUSCLE; SPINE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; H-REFLEX; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SPINAL NERVES; TIME FACTORS; TORQUE;

EID: 34447619560     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00477.2006     Document Type: Article

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