The effects of fatigue of the plantar flexors on peak torque and voluntary activation in untrained and resistance-trained men

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 527-532

  Hartman, Michael J ^a   Ryan, Eric D ^b   Cramer, Joel T ^c   Bemben, Michael G ^c  

^a TEXAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Training status; Twitch interpolation; Voluntary activation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RESISTANCE TRAINING; TORQUE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESISTANCE TRAINING; TORQUE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953853426     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181bf3bc7     Document Type: Article

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