Eccentric exercise: Mechanisms and effects when used as training regime or training adjunct

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 116, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1446-1454

  Vogt, Michael ^a,b   Hoppeler, Hans H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b Federal Office of Sport   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Athletes; Eccentric exercise; Skeletal muscle; Skiing

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; EXERCISE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPORT;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; EXERCISE; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, HUMAN; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SPORTS;

EID: 84902440890     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00146.2013     Document Type: Review

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