Strength capacity of lower-limb muscles in world-class cyclists: new insights into the limits of sprint cycling performance.

Sachet, Iris; Brochner Nygaard, Niels Peter; Guilhem, Gaël; Hug, François; Dorel, Sylvain

Sachet, Iris; Brochner Nygaard, Niels Peter; Guilhem, Gaël; Hug, François; Dorel, Sylvain.

Affiliation

Sachet I; Laboratory "Movement, Interactions, Performance" (Ea 4334), University of Nantes, Nantes, France.
Brochner Nygaard NP; French Cycling Federation, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France.
Guilhem G; Research Unit of Health Science, Hospital of South West Jutland, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Esbjerg, Denmark.
Hug F; Department of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
Dorel S; Laboratory Sport, Expertise and Performance (Ea 7370), French Institute of Sport (Insep), Paris, France.

Sports Biomech ; 22(4): 536-553, 2023 Apr.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35029136

Subject(s)

Lower Extremity; Muscle, Skeletal; Humans; Male; Female; Muscle, Skeletal/physiology; Biomechanical Phenomena; Lower Extremity/physiology; Ankle/physiology; Knee; Knee Joint/physiology; Torque; Muscle Strength/physiology; Isometric Contraction

Key words

Single-joint torque; maximal power output; maximal voluntary contraction; multi-joint task; muscle coordination; top-level performance

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Muscle, Skeletal / Lower Extremity Type of study: Prognostic_studies Limits: Female / Humans / Male Language: En Journal: Sports Biomech Journal subject: MEDICINA ESPORTIVA Year: 2023 Document type: Article Affiliation country: France Country of publication: United kingdom

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