Maximal isometric force and neural activity during bilateral and unilateral elbow flexion in humans

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Deutscher übersetzter Titel:Maximale isometrische Kraft und Nervenaktivität während beid- und einseitiger Ellenbogenbeugung beim Menschen
Autor:Oda, Shingo; Moritani, Toshio
Erschienen in:European journal of applied physiology
Veröffentlicht:69 (1994), 3, S. 240-243, Lit.
Format: Literatur (SPOLIT)
Publikationstyp: Zeitschriftenartikel
Medienart: Gedruckte Ressource Elektronische Ressource (online)
Sprache:Englisch
ISSN:1439-6319, 0301-5548
DOI:10.1007/BF01094795
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Erfassungsnummer:PU199510103388
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Abstract des Autors

We investigated maximal isometric force and electromyographic (EMG) activity of the biceps brachii muscle during rapid bilateral (BL) and unilateral (UL) elbow flexion in 11 right-handed subjects. The BL exhibited a deficit in force for both arms and more so for the right than the left arm during the rising phase of force generation. The EMG of the left biceps brachii muscle was similar during UL and BL, but for the right arm EMG was lower during BL than during UL for the rising phase of force generation. The BL to UL ratio of mean power frequency of the EMG was lower for the right than for the left arm. The data would suggest that the relatively small BL strength was associated with a equally small EMG and a shift to a lower mean power frequency especially for the fast motor units of the dominant muscle.