The influence of maximal isometric activity on twitch and H-reflex potentiation, and quadriceps femoris performance

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 739-748

  Folland, Jonathan P ^a   Wakamatsu, Tomoyoshi ^a   Fimland, Marius S ^a,b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Muscle function; Post activation potentiation; Rate of force development; Reflex potentiation; Twitch potentiation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXCITATION CONTRACTION COUPLING; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE POTENTIAL; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TWITCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; H-REFLEX; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; LONG-TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FIBERS, FAST-TWITCH; MUSCLE FIBERS, SLOW-TWITCH; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; REST;

EID: 53749093611     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-008-0823-6     Document Type: Article

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