Neuromuscular fatigue during a prolonged intermittent exercise: Application to tennis

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1038-1046

  Girard, Olivier ^a   Lattier, Gregory ^a   Maffiuletti, Nicola A ^b   Micallef, Jean Paul ^a,c   Millet, Gregoire P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTPELLIER   (France)

^b SCHULTHESS CLINIC   (Switzerland)

^c INSERM   (France)

^d ASPIRE Academy for Sports Excellence   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Intermittent exercise; Low and high frequency electrical stimulation; M wave; Maximal voluntary contraction; Muscle activation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; KNEE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENNIS; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; KNEE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TENNIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56249144195     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2007.05.005     Document Type: Article

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