Effects of locomotor muscle fatigue on joint-specific power production during cycling

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1504-1511

  Elmer, Steven J ^a,b   Marshall, Camden S ^a   Wehmanen, Kyle ^a   Amann, Markus ^c   McDaniel, John ^d,e   Martin, David T ^f   Martin, James C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT   (Australia)

Author keywords

biomechanics; cycle ergometry; multijoint exercise; Muscle fatigue; power loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; BIOMECHANICS; EXERCISE; HUMAN; JOINT; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADULT; BICYCLING; BIOMECHANICS; EXERCISE; HUMANS; JOINTS; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 84863984131     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e31824fb8bd     Document Type: Article

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