Cocontraction and economy of triathletes and cyclists at different cadences during cycling motion

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 915-921

  Candotti, Cláudia Tarragô ^b   Loss, Jefferson Fagundes ^a   Bagatini, Daniel ^a   Soares, Denise Paschoal ^a   da Rocha, Everton Kruel ^a   de Oliveira, Álvaro Reischak ^a   Guimarães, Antônio Carlos Stringuini ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE DO VALE DO RIO DOS SINOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cocontraction; Cycling; Economy; EMG; Triathlon

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BICYCLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MOVEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LEG MUSCLE; LUNG VENTILATION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE;

ADULT; BICYCLING; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL EXERTION; POSTURAL BALANCE;

EID: 68949184617     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2008.04.008     Document Type: Article

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