Neural and muscular adjustments following repeated running sprints

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 109, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1027-1036

  Perrey, Stéphane ^a   Racinais, Sébastien ^a,b   Saimouaa, Khaled ^a   Girard, Olivier ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTPELLIER   (France)

^b ASPETAR ORTHOPAEDIC AND SPORTS MEDICINE HOSPITAL   (Qatar)

Author keywords

EMG; Low and high frequency fatigue; Multiple sprint; Recovery

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; INNERVATION; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MYOTATIC REFLEX; PHYSIOLOGY; RUNNING; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL EXERTION; REFLEX, STRETCH; RUNNING;

EID: 77956617874     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-010-1445-3     Document Type: Article

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