Muscular activity level during pedalling is not affected by crank inertial load

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 95, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 260-264

  Duc, Seb ^a   Villerius, V ^a   Bertucci, W ^a,b   Pernin, J N ^a   Grappe, F ^a  

^a FEMTO ST INSTITUTE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE REIMS CHAMPAGNE ARDENNE   (France)

Author keywords

Crank inertial load; EMG; Pedalling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANK INERTIAL LOAD; CYCLING; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ERGOMETER; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; GLUTEUS MAXIMUS MUSCLE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SOLEUS MUSCLE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE;

ADULT; BICYCLING; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ERGOMETRY; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 29244472201     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-005-1401-9     Document Type: Article

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