Neuromuscular and biomechanical coupling in human cycling: Adaptations to changes in crank length

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 152, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 393-403

  Mileva, Katya ^a   Turner, Duncan ^b  

^a LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biceps femoris; EMG; Joint kinematics; Rector femoris; Soleus; Tibialis anterior

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT STABILITY; KINEMATICS; KINESIOLOGY; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SOLEUS MUSCLE; STEADY STATE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; VELOCITY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PROPRIOCEPTION;

EID: 0141674969     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-003-1561-y     Document Type: Article

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