Effects of 8-week strength training with two models of chest press machines on muscular activity pattern and strength

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 618-627

  Cacchio, Angelo ^a   Don, Romildo ^a   Ranavolo, Alberto ^a   Guerra, Enrico ^b   McCaw, Steven T ^c   Procaccianti, Rita ^a   Camerota, Filippo ^a   Frascarelli, Massimo ^a   Santilli, Valter ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^c ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Electromyography; Kinematics; Movement analysis; Muscle; Resistance exercise; Weight machines

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KINEMATICS; MACHINE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TRAINING; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER GIRDLE; SITTING; TRAINING;

ADULT; ARM; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; SHOULDER; THORAX; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 45849124250     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2006.12.007     Document Type: Article

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