Leg muscle recruitment in highly trained cyclists

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 115-124

  Chapman, Andrew R ^a,b   Vicenzino, Bill ^a   Blanch, Peter ^b   Knox, Joanna J ^a   Hodges, Paul W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cadence; Co activation; Cycling; Electromyography; Motor control

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; GAIT; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TRAINING; NORMAL HUMAN; PERONEUS MUSCLE; SOLEUS MUSCLE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE;

ADULT; AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY; BICYCLING; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 31344460574     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640410500131159     Document Type: Article

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