Attentional focusing instructions influence force production and muscular activity during isokinetic elbow flexions

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 2358-2366

  Marchant, David C ^a   Greig, Matt ^a   Scott, Catherine ^b  

^a EDGE HILL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive strategies; Dynamometry; Electromyography; External focus; Psychology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BIOMECHANICS; ELBOW; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; TORQUE; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ATTENTION; BIOMECHANICS; ELBOW JOINT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TORQUE; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449371252     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181b8d1e5     Document Type: Article

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