Triathlon: The effect of cycling on muscle activation in the running leg of an Olympic distance triathlon

Sports Biomechanics

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 35-49

  Heiden, Tamika ^a   Burnett, Angus ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cycling; Electromyography; Running; Triathlon

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008852495     PISSN: 14763141     EISSN: 17526116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14763140308522806     Document Type: Article

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