Influence of trunk curl-up speed on muscular recruitment

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 684-690

  Vera Garcia, Francisco J ^a   Flores Parodi, Belén ^b   Elvira, José L L ^a   Sarti, M Angeles ^c  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^c Universitat de Valèntia   (Spain)

Author keywords

Abdominal exercise; Core training; Electromyography; Velocity

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COHORT ANALYSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL RECRUITMENT; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; RECRUITMENT, NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL; RECTUS ABDOMINIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 48849112716     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e31816d5578     Document Type: Article

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