Meta-analysis of postactivation potentiation and power: Effects of conditioning activity, volume, gender, rest periods, and training status

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 854-859

  Wilson, Jacob M ^a   Duncan, Nevine M ^a   Marin, Pedro J ^b,c   Brown, Lee E ^d   Loenneke, Jeremy P ^e   Wilson, Stephanie M C ^f   Jo, Edward ^g   Lowery, Ryan P ^a   Ugrinowitsch, Carlos ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA   (United States)

^b EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY MIGUEL DE CERVANTES   (Spain)

^c Research Center on Physical Disability   (Spain)

^d CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^f IMG Academies   (United States)

^g FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Motor unit recruitment; Regulatory light chains; Training status; Warm up

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FITNESS; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; REST; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ATHLETES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL EXERTION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; REST; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84877990093     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: 15334295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e31825c2bdb     Document Type: Article

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