Maximal isometric force and neural activity during bilateral and unilateral elbow flexion in humans |
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Authors: | Shingo Oda Toshio Moritani |
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Affiliation: | (1) Human Performance Laboratory, Faculty of Integrated Human Studies, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, 606 Kyoto, Japan;(2) Laboratory of Applied Physiology, Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, 606 Kyoto, Japan |
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Abstract: | 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. |
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Keywords: | Human muscle Maximal contraction Electromyographic activity |
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