Evaluation of alternating consecutive maximum contractions as an alternative test of neuromuscular function

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1445-1456

  Bozic, Predrag R ^a,b   Pazin, Nemanja ^b   Berjan, Bobana ^a,b   Jaric, Slobodan ^c  

^a Serbian Institute of Sport   (Serbia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Force; Knee; Muscle; Reliability; Sensitivity; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; HUMAN; INNERVATION; KNEE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESSURE TRANSDUCER; REPRODUCIBILITY; RUNNING; SERBIA; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BICYCLING; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RUNNING; SERBIA; TRANSDUCERS, PRESSURE; VOLITION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861341688     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-011-2106-x     Document Type: Article

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