Effects of pedal type and pull-up action during cycling

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 817-822

  Mornieux, C ^a   Stapelfeldt, B ^a   Collhofer, A ^a   Belli, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITÉ JEAN MONNET   (France)

Author keywords

Feedback; Muscular recruitment; Net efficiency; Pedalling effectiveness

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; HUMAN; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE;

ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BICYCLING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GERMANY; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE;

EID: 53849147587     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1038374     Document Type: Article

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