The functional significance of hamstrings composition: is it really a ‘fast’ muscle group?

Hamstrings muscle fibre composition may be predominantly fast-twitch and could explain the high incidence of hamstrings strain injuries. However, hamstrings muscle composition in vivo, and its influence on knee flexor muscle function, remains unknown. We investigated biceps femoris long head (BFlh)...

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Main Authors: Pavlos Evangelidis, Garry J. Massey, Richard Ferguson, Patrick Wheeler, Matthew Pain, Jonathan Folland
Format: Default Article
Published: 2016
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Other health sciences not elsewhere classified
Biceps femoris long head
Myosin heavy chain
Muscle volume
Explosive strength
Maximal strength
Muscle biopsies
MRI
Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2134/22697
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