Muscle activation during various hamstring exercises

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1573-1580

  McAllister, Matt J ^a   Hammond, Kelley G ^a   Schilling, Brian K ^a   Ferreria, Lucas C ^a   Reed, Jacob P ^a   Weiss, Lawrence W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Hamstrings; Resistance training; Surface electromyography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 84902115954     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: 15334295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000000302     Document Type: Article

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