Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 41, Issue 16 , Pages 3354-3359 , 5 December 2008

Muscle work is biased toward energy generation over dissipation in non-level running

  • Paul DeVita

      Affiliations

    • Biomechanics Laboratory, Department of Exercise and Sport Science, 332 Ward Sports Medicine Building, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 28785, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +12527374563; fax: +12527374689.
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  • Lars Janshen

      Affiliations

    • Humboldt-University Berlin, Centre for Sport Science and Sport Medicine Berlin (CSSB), Institute for Sport Science, Berlin, Germany
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  • Patrick Rider

      Affiliations

    • Biomechanics Laboratory, Department of Exercise and Sport Science, 332 Ward Sports Medicine Building, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 28785, USA
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  • Stanislaw Solnik

      Affiliations

    • Biomechanics Laboratory, Department of Exercise and Sport Science, 332 Ward Sports Medicine Building, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 28785, USA
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  • Tibor Hortobágyi

      Affiliations

    • Biomechanics Laboratory, Department of Exercise and Sport Science, 332 Ward Sports Medicine Building, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 28785, USA

,Accepted 25 September 2008.

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PII: S0021-9290(08)00495-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2008.09.024

Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 41, Issue 16 , Pages 3354-3359 , 5 December 2008

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