Peak power is reduced following lengthening contractions despite a maintenance of shortening velocity

Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1196-1205

  Power, Geoffrey A ^a,b   Dalton, Brian H ^a,c   Rice, Charles L ^a   Vandervoort, Anthony A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dorsiflexors; Eccentric; Human; Muscle damage; Sex; Torque velocity

Indexed keywords

MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TORQUE;

ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TORQUE;

EID: 84887200305     PISSN: 17155312     EISSN: 17155320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2013-0092     Document Type: Article

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