Comparison of critical force to emg fatigue thresholds during isometric leg extension

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 956-964

  Hendrix, C Russell ^a   Housh, Terry J ^a   Johnson, Glen O ^a   Mielke, Michelle ^a   Camic, Clayton L ^a   Zuniga, Jorge M ^a   Schmidt, Richard J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic work capacity; EMG; EMG amplitude; Isometric work (W lim); Limit time (T lim)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETRY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXHAUSTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG EXERCISE; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; TIME; TORQUE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE; WORK CAPACITY;

ALGORITHMS; BICYCLING; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL EXERTION; THIGH; TORQUE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349287992     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e318190bdf7     Document Type: Article

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