Relationships between muscle strength and indices of muascle cross-sectional area determined during maximal voluntary contraction in middle-aged and elderly individuals

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1258-1262

  Akagi, Ryota ^a,b   Tarai, Yohei ^a   Kato, Emika ^a,b   Fukuda, Makoto ^a   Wakahara, Taku ^a   Ohta, Megumi ^c   Kanehisa, Hiroaki ^d   Kawakami, Yasuo ^a   Fukunaga, Tetsuo ^e  

^a WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^c KANAZAWA SEIRYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FITNESS AND SPORTS IN KANOYA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Circumference; Elbow flexors; Maximal isometric contraction; Measuring tape; Muscle thickness; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TORQUE;

AGED; ARM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TORQUE;

EID: 70350503972     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181918a9b     Document Type: Article

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