Muscle fatigue induced by two different resistances: Elastic tubing versus weight machines

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 954-959

  Melchiorri, G ^a,b   Rainoldi, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

^c Motor Science Research Center   (Italy)

Author keywords

Eccentric concentric exercise; Elastic tubes; Muscle fatigue; Position vs force task

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; ELASTIC TUBE; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESISTANCE TRAINING; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; WEIGHT MACHINE;

ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RESISTANCE TRAINING;

EID: 80054974903     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: 18735711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2011.07.015     Document Type: Article

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