Heavy-intensity aerobic exercise affects the isokinetic torque and functional but not conventional hamstrings:quadriceps ratios

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1079-1084

  Oliveira, Anderson de Souza Castelo ^a   Caputo, Fabrizio ^a   Gonçalves, Mauro ^a   Denadai, Benedito Sérgio ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Concentric; Eccentric; Fatigue; Joint balance; Running

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE; LACTIC ACID;

ADULT; AEROBIC EXERCISE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNEE FUNCTION; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MUSCLE INJURY; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RUNNING; TORQUE; VELOCITY;

HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; POSTURAL BALANCE; RUNNING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350776699     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2008.10.005     Document Type: Article

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