Electromyographic analysis of riding posture during the bicycling start moment

Abstract Professional cyclists often adopt a competition-start standing posture, which has been shown to improve performance. The biomechanical basis of this is unclear, and might be due to a greater mechanical advantage or increased key muscle activity. Previous observations in steady state cycling...

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Main Authors: Johnny Padulo, Luca Paolo Ardigò, Mirjana Milić, Douglas William Powell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual Paulista
Series:Motriz: Revista de Educacao Fisica
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-65742016000400237&lng=en&tlng=en