Adjustments in motor unit properties during fatiguing contractions after training

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 616-624

  Vila Chã, Carolina ^a,b   Falla, Deborah ^c   Correia, Miguel Velhote ^b   Farina, Dario ^c  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE BRAGANÇA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

EMG; endurance training; fatigue; strength training; submaximal contractions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENDURANCE; HUMAN; KNEE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL RECRUITMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; HUMANS; KNEE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; RECRUITMENT, NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL; RESISTANCE TRAINING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858633471     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e318235d81d     Document Type: Article

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