Las tasas de descarga de la unidad motora durante las contracciones excéntricas de fatiga máxima y la recuperación en

Daniel C Basile1, Charles L Rice

  • 1School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, CANADA.

Resumen

El ejercicio excéntrico máximo reduce significativamente la velocidad de descarga de la unidad motora (MUDR). Mientras que el MUDR se recupera en 10 minutos, la pérdida prolongada de par indica deterioro muscular periférico después de tareas fatigantes excéntricas.

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