How does muscle activation change with different cycling conditions?

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When biking in different conditions such as hills or different cadences does muscle activation change?

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Absolutely, the pattern of muscle activation can vary significantly based on cycling conditions. It has been established that cycling parameters viz cycler’s position such as torso angle, cycling speed and even the trajectory of the bicycle pedal can affect the muscle activation orders and their timing at various phases of pedaling. For instance, in subjects who train regularly, the glute muscles are likely to fire early in the stroke at a higher intensity level, while orientation of torso is likely to alter the timing of glute activation towards late glute max activation. Likewise, it has been evidenced that cadence has an effect on the timing of muscle volunteer activations.
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