Resistance training increases in vivo quadriceps femoris muscle specific tension in young men

Acta Physiologica

Volumn 199, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 83-89

  Erskine, R M ^a   Jones, D A ^a,b   Williams, A G ^a   Stewart, C E ^a   Degens, H ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Muscle architecture; PCSA; Quadriceps femoris; Specific tension; Strength training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE INTENSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VIVO STUDY; LEG EXERCISE; MALE; MEASUREMENT ERROR; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE TONE; MUSCLE TRAINING; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RESISTANCE TRAINING; TENDON; TORQUE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TONUS; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; RESISTANCE TRAINING; TORQUE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950832143     PISSN: 17481708     EISSN: 17481716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-1716.2010.02085.x     Document Type: Article

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