The effects of imagery training on fast isometric knee extensor torque development

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 166-174

  de Ruiter, Cornelis J ^a   Hutter, Vana ^a   Icke, Chris ^a   Groen, Bart ^a   Gemmink, Anne ^a   Smilde, Hiltsje ^a   de Haan, Arnold ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Contractile impulse; Mental training; Muscle; Neural activation; Torque

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859632753     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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