Acute and delayed peripheral and central neuromuscular alterations induced by a short and intense downhill trail run

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 1321-1333

  Giandolini, M ^a,b   Horvais, N ^b   Rossi, J ^a   Millet, G Y ^c   Morin, J B ^d   Samozino, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

^b Amer Sports Footwear Laboratory of Biomechanics and Exercise Physiology   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^d University of Nice Sophia Antipolis   (France)

Author keywords

central fatigue; Downhill running; muscle activity; peripheral fatigue; trail running

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FOOT; HUMAN; KNEE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RUNNING; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TORQUE;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FOOT; HUMANS; KNEE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; RUNNING; TORQUE;

EID: 84947983400     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sms.12583     Document Type: Article

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