Effect of pedaling technique on muscle activity and cycling efficiency

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 659-664

  Cannon, Daniel T ^a   Kolkhorst, Fred W ^a   Cipriani, Daniel J ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ankle talocrural; Electromyography (EMG); Gross efficiency; V 2

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC CAPACITY; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; DATA ANALYSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAM; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; MONITORING; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RANGE OF MOTION;

ADULT; ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; BICYCLING; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMANS; JOINTS; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; POSTURE;

EID: 33947148747     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-006-0391-6     Document Type: Article

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