Neuromuscular and metabolic responses to high-intensity intermittent cycling protocols with different work-to-rest ratios

International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 151-160

  Nicolò, Andrea ^a   Bazzucchi, Ilenia ^a   Lenti, Mauro ^a   Haxhi, Jonida ^a   Di Palumbo, Alessandro Scotto ^a   Sacchetti, Massimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME FORO ITALICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Competitive cyclists; Electromyography; Muscle fiber conduction velocity; Time to exhaustion

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892936970     PISSN: 15550265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/IJSPP.2012-0289     Document Type: Article

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