Neuromuscular adaptations in human muscle following low intensity resistance training with vascular occlusion

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 92, Issue 4-5, 2004, Pages 399-406

  Moore, Daniel R ^a   Burgomaster, Kirsten A ^a   Schofield, Lee M ^a   Gibala, Martin J ^a   Sale, Digby G ^a   Phillips, Stuart M ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Motor unit activation; Post activation potentiation; Twitch contraction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW FLEXION; EVOKED RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TRAINING; MUSCLE TWITCH; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; ARM; ELBOW; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL FITNESS; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; TOURNIQUETS;

EID: 4544281310     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-004-1072-y     Document Type: Article

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