The influence of cadence and power output on force application and in-shoe pressure distribution during cycling by competitive and recreational cyclists

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 173-181

  Sanderson, David J ^a   Hennig, Ewald M ^b   Black, Alec H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cycling; Effectiveness; Force; Pressure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CYCLING; FOOT; FOOT SOLE; FORCE TRANSDUCER; HALLUX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT PRESSURE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PERFORMANCE; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; SHOE; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0034050947     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026404100365072     Document Type: Article

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