The influence of body position on leg kinematics and muscle recruitment during cycling

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 519-526

  Chapman, Andrew R ^a,b   Vicenzino, Bill ^a   Blanch, Peter ^b   Knox, Joanna J ^a   Dowlan, Steve ^b   Hodges, Paul W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cycling; Electromyography (EMG); Motor control; Three dimensional (3D) movement analysis; Triathlon

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY POSITION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CYCLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINEMATICS; LEG MOVEMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL RECRUITMENT;

BICYCLING; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 54049134857     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2007.04.010     Document Type: Article

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