Effects of exercise order on upper-body muscle activation and exercise performance

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1082-1086

  Gentil, Paulo ^a,b   Oliveira, Elke ^b   De Araújo Rocha Jr , Valdinar ^b   Do Carmo, Jake ^b   Bottaro, Martim ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DE BRASÍLIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Fatigue; Resistance training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; WEIGHT LIFTING;

ADULT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; EXERCISE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; UPPER EXTREMITY; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 38049049163     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/R-21216.1     Document Type: Article

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