The effect of "cool-down" on delayed onset of muscle soreness and muscle strength following eccentric exercise.

Purpose: The purpose was to investigate whether 20 min cool-down exercise performed on an ergometer cycle immediately after eccentric exercise of knee extensors would reduce delayed onset of muscle soreness and maximal isometric force loss. Methods: Twenty-four volunteers, (14 woman and 10 men) were...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sjøhaug, Mona Kathrine Johansen
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Institutt for bevegelsesvitenskap 2010
Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:no:ntnu:diva-11398