Intensity-Dependent Contribution of Neuromuscular Fatigue after Constant-Load Cycling

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 1751-1760

  Thomas, Kevin ^a   Elmeua, Marc ^a   Howatson, Glyn ^a,b   Goodall, Stuart ^a  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

CENTRAL; LOCOMOTOR EXERCISE; MUSCLE; PERIPHERAL; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; VOLUNTARY ACTIVATION

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; CYCLING; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMORAL NERVE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCLE FATIGUE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BICYCLING; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMORAL NERVE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCLE FATIGUE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84969257756     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000000950     Document Type: Article

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