Human capacity for explosive force production: Neural and contractile determinants

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 894-906

  Folland, Jonathan ^a   Buckthorpe, M W ^a   Hannah, R ^a,b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contractile properties; Explosive strength; Neural drive

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DYNAMOMETER; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INNERVATION; KNEE; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; KNEE; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE STRENGTH DYNAMOMETER; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE;

EID: 84912042644     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sms.12131     Document Type: Article

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