Fatigue during maximal sprint cycling: Unique role of cumulative contraction cycles

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1364-1369

  Tomas, Aleksandar ^a   Ross, Emma Z ^b   Martin, James C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calcium; Ergometer; Force; Muscle; Power

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BICYCLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; CYCLING;

ATHLETES; BICYCLING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 77954060494     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e3181cae2ce     Document Type: Article

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