Lower extremity muscle activities during cycling are influenced by load and frequency

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 181-190

  Baum, Brian S ^a   Li, Li ^b  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cadence; Cycling; Electromyography (EMG); Inertia; Muscle coordination

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; GLUTEUS MAXIMUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SOLEUS MUSCLE; THIGH; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE;

EID: 0037391360     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1050-6411(02)00110-4     Document Type: Article

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