Preferred step frequency during downhill running may be determined by muscle activity

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 826-830

  Sheehan, Riley C ^a   Gottschall, Jinger S ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

EMG; Kinematics; Locomotion; Metabolic cost; Treadmill

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE METABOLISM; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; PREFERRED STEP FREQUENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUNNING; STANDING; VELOCITY;

BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL EXERTION; RUNNING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879555691     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: 18735711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2013.03.013     Document Type: Article

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