Electromyographic analysis of three different types of lat pull-down

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 2033-2038

  Sperandei, Sandro ^a   Barros, Marcos A P ^b   Silveira JÚnior, Paulo C S ^b   Oliveira, Carlos G ^a,c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b Physical Activity Science Institute of Aeronautics (ICAF)   (Brazil)

^c SALGADO DE OLIVEIRA UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Resistance training; Shoulder

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449371637     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181b8d30a     Document Type: Article

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