Biomechanical analysis of double poling in elite cross-country skiers

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 807-818

  Holmberg, Hans Christer ^a,b,e   Lindinger, Stefan ^c,d   Stöggl, Thomas ^c,d   Eitzlmair, Erich ^c,d   Müller, Erich ^c,d  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH SCHOOL OF SPORT AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

^d INSTITUTE FOR MICROELECTRONICS   (Austria)

^e Dept of Physiology and Pharmacology ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

EMG; Force; Kinematics; Skiing; Technique

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MOVEMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVICE; ELBOW FLEXION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; KNEE FUNCTION; MUSCLE FORCE; SKIING; TREADMILL;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; JOINTS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SKIING; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 18244409901     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/01.MSS.0000162615.47763.C8     Document Type: Article

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