The influence of different floor stiffness on mechanical efficiency of leg extensor muscle

Ergonomics

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 670-679

  Bosco, Carmelo ^a,b   Saggini, Raul ^c   Viru, Atko ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b Italian Track and Field Association   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Floor compliance; Muscle efficiency; Muscle elasticity; Shortening cycle; Stretch

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY; FLOORS; MUSCLE; STIFFNESS;

LEG EXTENSOR MUSCLE;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BUILDING; ELASTICITY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EXERCISE; EXPIRED AIR; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRODUCTIVITY; RIGIDITY; RUNNING; SHOE;

ADULT; COMPLIANCE; ENERGY TRANSFER; ERGOMETRY; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; HUMANS; LEG; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TRACK AND FIELD;

EID: 0031172608     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/001401397187964     Document Type: Article

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