Neuromuscular, metabolic, and kinetic adaptations for skilled pedaling performance in cyclists

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 442-449

  Takaishi, Tetsuo ^a   Yamamoto, Takashi ^b   Ono, Takashi ^b   Ito, Tomonori ^b   Moritani, Toshio ^b  

^a NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adaptation; Cyclists; iEMG; Noncyclists; Pedal force; Pedaling skill; Preferred cadence

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; AEROBIC CAPACITY; ANAEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINESIOLOGY; LEG MOVEMENT; LEG MUSCLE; METABOLISM; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BICYCLING; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; KINETICS; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; TORQUE;

EID: 0031911562     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005768-199803000-00016     Document Type: Article

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