Fatigue in repeated-sprint exercise is related to muscle power factors and reduced neuromuscular activity

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 411-419

  Mendez Villanueva, Alberto ^a,b   Hamer, Peter ^c   Bishop, David ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b ASPIRE Academy for Sports Excellence   (Qatar)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anaerobic power reserve; EMG; Muscle fatigue; Repeated sprints

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC CAPACITY; AEROBIC EXERCISE; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYCLING; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ERGOMETRY; EXERCISE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE;

ADULT; ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE;

EID: 43149111572     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-008-0723-9     Document Type: Article

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