Relationship between cycling mechanics and core stability

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1300-1304

  Abt, John P ^a   Smoliga, James M ^a   Brick, Matthew J ^b   Jolly, John T ^c   Lephart, Scott M ^a,d   Fu, Freddie ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b Millennium Institute for Sport and Health   (New Zealand)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Alignment; Injury; Overuse

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; BIOMECHANICS; EXERCISE; HUMAN; LEG; MUSCLE FATIGUE; PHYSIOLOGY; ROTATION;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ADULT; BICYCLING; BIOMECHANICS; EXERTION; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MUSCLE FATIGUE; ROTATION;

EID: 38049040757     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/R-21846.1     Document Type: Article

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