Maintenance of EMG activity and loss of force output with instability

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 637-640

  Anderson, Kenneth G ^a   Behm, David G ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dynamic; Isometric; Muscle activation; Resistance training; Swiss ball

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELTOID MUSCLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HUMAN; JOINT STABILITY; LATISSIMUS DORSI MUSCLE; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; SURFACE PROPERTY; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ADULT; ARM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 4444365867     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/1533-4287(2004)18<637:MOEAAL>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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