Benefits of motor imagery training on muscle strength

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1680-1687

  Lebon, Florent ^a   Collet, Christian ^a   Guillot, Aymeric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Motor imagery; Motor performance; Strength gain; Upper and lower limbs

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; HUMAN; LEG; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADOLESCENT; HUMANS; IMAGERY (PSYCHOTHERAPY); LOWER EXTREMITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RESISTANCE TRAINING; UPPER EXTREMITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956626108     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181d8e936     Document Type: Article

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