Acute neuromuscular and hormonal responses during contrast loading: Effect of 11 weeks of contrast training

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 226-234

  Walker, S ^a   Ahtiainen, J ^a   Hakkinen K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Fatigue; Hormones; Post activation potentiation; Squat jump

Indexed keywords

HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; PHYSIOLOGY; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RESISTANCE TRAINING; TASK PERFORMANCE; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; RESISTANCE TRAINING; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TESTOSTERONE; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 77951665225     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2009.00914.x     Document Type: Article

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