Altering the length-tension relationship with eccentric exercise: Implications for performance and injury

Sports Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 807-826

  Brughelli, Matt ^a   Cronin, John ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANKLE; DYNAMOMETRY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; LEG MOVEMENT; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE INJURY; MUSCLE LENGTH; MUSCLE TONE; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; REVIEW; SARCOMERE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TRAINING;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; ATHLETIC INJURIES; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL;

EID: 34548341834     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00007256-200737090-00004     Document Type: Review

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