Muscle activation strategies during strength training with heavy loading vs. repetitions to failure

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1897-1903

  Sundstrup, Emil ^a   Mortensen, Ole S ^a,c   Jakobsen, Markus D ^a   Andersen, Lars L ^a   Andersen, Christoffer H ^a   Zebis, Mette K ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Elastic tubing; Electromyography; Fatigue; Resistance training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE FATIGUE; NECK MUSCLE; PHYSIOLOGY; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SHOULDER; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NECK MUSCLES; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL EXERTION; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SHOULDER;

EID: 84863666564     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e318239c38e     Document Type: Article

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