Muscular activity during uphill cycling: Effect of slope, posture, hand grip position and constrained bicycle lateral sways

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 116-127

  Duc, S ^a   Bertucci, W ^b   Pernin, J N ^a   Grappe, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE REIMS CHAMPAGNE ARDENNE   (France)

Author keywords

EMG; Pedalling standing seated treadmill

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BICYCLE; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ERGOMETER; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; GLUTEUS MAXIMUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; POWER GRIP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SOLEUS MUSCLE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; TREADMILL; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE;

ADULT; ANKLE JOINT; ARM; BICYCLING; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; EXERTION; HAND; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURE; REFERENCE VALUES; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 37849026446     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2006.09.007     Document Type: Article

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