Variation of force amplitude and its effects on local fatigue

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 112, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 3865-3879

  Yung, Marcus ^a   Mathiassen, Svend Erik ^b   Wells, Richard P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÄVLE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ergonomics; Intermittent exercise; Physical variation; Recovery; Work breaks

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELBOW; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADULT; ELBOW JOINT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 84869210622     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-012-2375-z     Document Type: Article

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