Poling forces during roller skiing: Effects of technique and speed

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1645-1653

  Millet, Guillaume Y ^b   Hoffman, Martin D ^a   Candau, Robin B ^b   Clifford, Philip S ^b  

^a Sports Performance and Technol Lab   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cross country skiing; Cycle length; Cycle rate; Duty cycle; Ski skating

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; MALE; PIEZOELECTRICITY; SKIING; VELOCITY;

EID: 0031744313     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005768-199811000-00014     Document Type: Article

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