Effects of resistance training on force steadiness and common drive

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 245-250

  Beck, Travis W ^a   DeFreitas, Jason M ^a   Stock, Matt S ^a   Dillon, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Decomposition; Electromyography; Force; Isometric; Motor control

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FORCE; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DRIVE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; RESISTANCE TRAINING; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78751677732     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.21836     Document Type: Article

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