Differences in leg muscle activity during running and cycling in humans

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 556-561

  Bijker, K E ^a   de Groot, G ^a   Hollander, A P ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Electromyography; Locomotion; Muscle contraction type

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CYCLING; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ENERGY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE METABOLISM; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUNNING; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; BICYCLING; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RUNNING;

EID: 0036938656     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-002-0663-8     Document Type: Article

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