Muscle recruitment pattern in cycling: A review

Physical Therapy in Sport

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 89-96

  So, Raymond C H ^a,b   Ng, Joseph K F ^b   Ng, Gabriel Y F ^b  

^a Hong Kong Sports Institute   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cycling; Fatigue; Muscle recruitment; Review

Indexed keywords

ANKLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; BODY WEIGHT; CYCLING; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HIP; HUMAN; KNEE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PELVIS; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SITTING; STANDING;

EID: 18344383547     PISSN: 1466853X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2005.02.004     Document Type: Review

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