Effects of warm-up on peak torque,rate of torque development, and electromyographic and mechanomyographic signals

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1296-1301

  Altamirano, Kristianna M ^a   Coburn, Jared W ^a   Brown, Lee E ^a   Judelson, Daniel A ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

EMG; Isokinetic; Isometric; MMG; Muscular strength; Power

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TORQUE; TRANSDUCER;

ADULT; BICYCLING; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TORQUE; TRANSDUCERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863654711     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e31822e7a85     Document Type: Article

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