Sentences with phrase «isometric knee extension»

After the 14 weeks, the creatine group were found to have experienced greater increases in fat free mass and total body mass, in addition to improvements in isometric knee extension strength.

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In one study, Remaud et al. (2010) assessed joint angle - specific changes in maximum voluntary isometric contraction (MVIC) torque and in neural drive after isotonic and isokinetic types of external load, using knee extension training.

Similarly, Fujisawa et al. (2014) found that hip flexion angle did not affect gluteus medius muscle activity when the knee was in full extension during isometric hip abduction.

Isometric muscle strength was measured by knee extension, elbow flexion, and hand grip.

Before attempting maximal contractions, the subjects would perform approximately 3 — 5 submaximal knee extension isometric contractions.