Effects of low-intensity, elastic band resistance exercise combined with blood flow restriction on muscle activation

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 55-61

  Yasuda, T ^a   Fukumura, K ^a   Fukuda, T ^a   Iida, H ^a   Imuta, H ^a   Sato, Y ^b   Yamasoba, T ^a   Nakajima, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b KAATSU International University   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Elastic band; EMG; Kaatsu; Upper limb; Vascular occlusion

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID;

ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; ELASTIC BAND; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; KAATSU; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SKELETAL MUSCLE; VASCULARIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ELASTIC BAND; EMG; KAATSU; UPPER LIMB; VASCULAR OCCLUSION;

ADULT; ARM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; RESISTANCE TRAINING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892893378     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2012.01489.x     Document Type: Article

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