Increased rate of force development of elbow flexors by antagonist conditioning contraction

Human Movement Science

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 407-414

  Kamimura, Takashi ^a   Yoshioka, Koichi ^a   Ito, Susumu ^a   Kusakabe, Tatsumi ^a  

^a KOKUSHIKAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antagonist; Conditioning contraction; Elbow; Electromyography; Facilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW FLEXION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; ELBOW JOINT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL EXERTION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SUPINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650438988     PISSN: 01679457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2009.02.005     Document Type: Article

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