Hamstring fatigue and muscle activation changes during six sets of nordic hamstring exercise in amateur soccer players

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 3124-3133

  Marshall, Paul W M ^a   Lovell, Ric ^a   Knox, Michael F ^a   Brennan, Scott L ^a   Siegler, Jason C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

biceps femoris; concentric torque; eccentric torque; electromyography; FIFA 11; medial hamstrings

Indexed keywords

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SOCCER; YOUNG ADULT;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, HUMAN; SOCCER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84946208043     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: 15334295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000000966     Document Type: Article

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