Contraction mode shift in quadriceps femoris muscle activation during dynamic knee extensor exercise with increasing loads

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 41, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 3127-3132

  Pincivero, Danny M ^a   Coelho, Alan J ^b   Campy, Robert M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^b EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

EMG; Frequency; Rectus femoris; Vastus lateralis; Vastus medialis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSICAL EXERTION;

EID: 55549127878     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2008.09.003     Document Type: Article

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