Increase in post activation potentiation in females following a cycling warmup

• Published in: Human movement science Vol. 57; pp. 171 - 177
• Main Authors: Simpson, Carey L., Flatman, Marina M., Kim, Brian D.H., Bouwmeester, Nikita M., Jakobi, Jennifer M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.02.2018
• Subjects: Electromyography; Myosins; Sex differences; Tendon; Twitch; Ultrasonography; Sex differences; Myosins; Electromyography; Twitch; Ultrasonography; Tendon

Post activation potentiation (PAP) is a phenomenon in which muscular force is acutely enhanced as a result of prior contractile activity. The net augmentation is dependent upon the intensity of the preceding conditioning contraction influencing calcium release and phosphorylation of the regulatory m...