Effects of aging on maximal and rapid velocity capacities of the leg extensors

Experimental Gerontology

Volumn 58, Issue , 2014, Pages 128-131

  Thompson, Brennan J ^a   Conchola, Eric C ^b   Palmer, Ty B ^b   Stock, Matt S ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Elderly; Functional performance; Maximal velocity; Quadriceps; Rate of velocity development; Speed

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LEG EXTENSION; LEG EXTENSOR MUSCLE; LIMB MOVEMENT; LIMITED MOBILITY; MALE; MAXIMAL VOLUNTARY CONTRACTION; MAXIMUM UNLOADED VELOCITY; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; RATE OF VELOCITY DEVELOPMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; AGE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; LEG; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TIME; YOUNG ADULT; ACCELERATION; DECELERATION; DYNAMOMETRY; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG FLEXION; MUSCULOSKELETAL FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; RAPID VELOCITY CAPACITY; VELOCITY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84907373719     PISSN: 05315565     EISSN: 18736815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2014.07.019     Document Type: Article

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