Comparison of lower limb muscle activation during downhill, level and uphill running

Isokinetics and Exercise Science

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 163-168

  Cai, Zong Yan ^a   Hsu, Cheng Chen ^b   Su, Chin Peng ^a   Lin, Chin Fan ^a   Lin, Yi An ^a   Lin, Chin Li ^a   Hsu, Mei Chich ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN SPORT UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

eccentric exercise; electromyography; incline; Slope

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE INTENSITY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MYALGIA; NORMAL HUMAN; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RUNNING; SOLEUS MUSCLE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; TREADMILL EXERCISE; VELOCITY;

EID: 77955978897     PISSN: 09593020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/IES-2010-0379     Document Type: Article

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