Biarticular leg muscles and links to running economy

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 688-691

  Heise, Gary ^a   Shinohara, M ^b   Binks, L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c Mayville State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Electromyography; Muscle activity; Running economy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG MUSCLE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RUNNING; STANDING; TREADMILL EXERCISE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RUNNING; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 49449090468     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-989372     Document Type: Article

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