Non-uniform muscle adaptations to eccentric exercise and the implications for training and sport

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 329-333

  Hedayatpour, Nosratollah ^a   Falla, Deborah ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOJNORD   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

DOMS; Eccentric exercise; EMG; Training

Indexed keywords

BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; ECCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE INJURY; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TRAINING; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SPORT; TENDINITIS; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; EXERCISE; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL EXERTION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SPORTS;

EID: 84861681735     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: 18735711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2011.11.010     Document Type: Review

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