Functional maximal strength training induces neural transfer to single-joint tasks

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 21-29

  Fimland, Marius S ^a   Helgerud, Jan ^a,b   Gruber, Markus ^c,d   Leivseth, Gunnar ^e,f   Hoff, Jan ^a,e  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b Hokksund Medical Rehabilitation Centre   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^e TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^f National Center of Comprehensive Occupational Rehabilitation   (Norway)

Author keywords

H reflex; Leg press; Specificity; Strength training; V wave

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG EXERCISE; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TRAINING; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLEUS MUSCLE;

ANKLE JOINT; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69249208487     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-009-1096-4     Document Type: Article

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