Analysis of trunk muscle activity in the side medicine-ball throw

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 2231-2240

  Ikeda, Yusuke ^a   Miyatsuji, Kazutaka ^b   Kawabata, Koichi ^b   Fuchimoto, Takafumi ^b   Ito, Akira ^b  

^a JAPAN INSTITUTE OF SPORTS SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND SPORT SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

EMG; Explosive power; Trunk rotation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BASEBALL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; THORAX; TORQUE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BASEBALL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; THORAX; TORQUE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449417911     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181b8676f     Document Type: Article

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