A standardization method to compare isotonic vs. isokinetic eccentric exercises

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1000-1006

  Guilhem, Gaël ^a,b   Guével, Arnaud ^a   Cornu, Christophe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^b Institut National du Sport et de l'Education Physique   (France)

Author keywords

Angular velocity; Knee extensors; Lengthening contraction; Surface electromyography; Work

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMOMETER; ECCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE INTENSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; ISOTONIC EXERCISE; MALE; MUSCLE EXCITATION; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RANGE OF MOTION; STANDARDIZATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; TORQUE; VELOCITY;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FRANCE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL EXERTION; REFERENCE STANDARDS;

EID: 77955175668     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2010.03.009     Document Type: Article

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