Effect of knee joint angle on side-to-side strength ratios

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 2981-2987

  Krishnan, Chandramouli ^a   Williams, Glenn N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Force length; Hamstrings; Isometric; Length tension; Muscle length; Muscle strength; Quadriceps; Torqueangle

Indexed keywords

EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; THIGH; TORQUE; YOUNG ADULT;

EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; THIGH; TORQUE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84920437977     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: 15334295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000000476     Document Type: Article

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