Influence of vibration resistance training on knee extensor and plantar flexor size, strength, and contractile speed characteristics after 60 days of bed rest

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 107, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1789-1798

  Mulder, Edwin R ^a,b   Horstman, Astrid M ^a   Stegeman, Dick F ^a,b   De Haan, Arnold ^a,c   Belavý, Daniel L ^d   Miokovic, Tanja ^d   Armbrecht, Gabi ^d   Felsenberg, Dieter ^d   Gerrits, Karin H ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atrophy; Countermeasure; Electromyogram; Second Berlin Bed Rest Study; Simulated spaceflight

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BED REST; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FOOT; HUMANS; KNEE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RESISTANCE TRAINING; VIBRATION;

EID: 73449107496     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00230.2009     Document Type: Article

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