The effect of pedaling rate on coordination in cycling

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1051-1058

  Neptune, R R ^a   Kautz, S A ^b   Hull, M L ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cycling; Electromyography; Muscle coordination; Pedaling rate

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; MUSCLE;

PHASE CONTROLLED FUNCTIONAL GROUP (PCFG);

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COORDINATION; CYCLING; ELECTROMYOGRAM; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; GLUTEUS MAXIMUS MUSCLE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLEUS MUSCLE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; VELOCITY;

ADULT; BICYCLING; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION;

EID: 0031259617     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(97)00071-7     Document Type: Article

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