Are acute effects of maximal dynamic contractions on upper-body ballistic performance load specific?

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1811-1815

  Markovic, Goran ^a   Simek, Sanja ^a   Bradic, Asim ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SARAJEVO   (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Author keywords

Complex training; Muscle Power throwing; Postactivation potentiation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BALLISTICS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESISTANCE TRAINING; WEIGHT BEARING; WEIGHT LIFTING;

ADULT; FORENSIC BALLISTICS; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RESISTANCE TRAINING; WEIGHT LIFTING; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 61949359991     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e318182227e     Document Type: Article

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