Contractile impairment after quadriceps strength training via electrical stimulation

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 458-464

  Zory, Raphael F ^a,b   Jubeau, Marc M ^a   Maffiuletti, Nicola A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^b LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c SCHULTHESS CLINIC   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Contractile properties; Excitationcontraction coupling; Knee extensors; Muscle activation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TORQUE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TORQUE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950606278     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181c06d25     Document Type: Article

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