Increased residual force enhancement in older adults is associated with a maintenance of eccentric strength.

Despite an age-related loss of voluntary isometric and concentric strength, muscle strength is well maintained during lengthening muscle actions (i.e., eccentric strength) in old age. Additionally, in younger adults during lengthening of an activated skeletal muscle, the force level observed followi...

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Main Authors: Geoffrey A Power, Charles L Rice, Anthony A Vandervoort
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3479122?pdf=render

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