A comparison of the kinematics, kinetics and muscle activity between pneumatic and free weight resistance

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 104, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 937-956

  Frost, David Michael ^a,b   Cronin, John Barry ^b   Newton, Robert Usher ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ballistic; Free weight; Pneumatic; Power; Velocity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMIC EXERCISE; FREE WEIGHT RESISTANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINEMATICS; KINETICS; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PNEUMATIC TOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; HUMANS; KINETICS; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL EXERTION; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 56049102074     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-008-0821-8     Document Type: Article

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