Muscle fiber type effects on energetically optimal cadences in cycling

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1472-1479

  Umberger, Brian R ^a   Gerritsen, Karin G M ^b   Martin, Philip E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bicycling; Biomechanics; Computer simulation; Musculoskeletal model; Pedaling rate

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MUSCLE; OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS;

BICYCLING; MUSCULOSKELETAL MODELS; OPTIMAL CADENCES; PEDALING RATES;

MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYCLING; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ENERGY TRANSFER; FAST MUSCLE FIBER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCULOSKELETAL FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLOW MUSCLE FIBER;

BICYCLING; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FIBERS, FAST-TWITCH; MUSCLE FIBERS, SLOW-TWITCH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 33646412053     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2005.03.025     Document Type: Article

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