Journal article
Interaction of fibre type, potentiation and fatigue in human knee extensor muscles
Abstract
AIM: To examine the effect of fibre type on potentiation and fatigue.
METHODS: Young men (n = 4 per group) with a predominance of type I [61.4 +/- 6.9% (SD), group I (GI)] or type II [71.8 +/- 9.2%, group II (GII)] fibres in vastus lateralis, performed a fatigue protocol of sixteen 5-s maximal voluntary isometric contractions (MVCs) of the right knee extensors. Maximal twitches and corresponding muscle action potentials (M-waves) were evoked …
Authors
Hamada T; Sale DG; MacDougall JD; Tarnopolsky MA
Journal
Acta Physiologica, Vol. 178, No. 2, pp. 165–173
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
June 2003
DOI
10.1046/j.1365-201x.2003.01121.x
ISSN
1748-1708