The influence of body mass in endurance bicycling

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1994, Pages 58-63

  Swain, David P ^a  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerobic power; Body dimensions; Energy cost; Scaling

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BICYCLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETRY; BODY MASS; ENDURANCE; ENERGY COST; HUMAN; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; SPORT; TRAINING;

BICYCLING; BODY MASS INDEX; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; SPORTS;

EID: 0027952838     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/00005768-199401000-00011     Document Type: Article

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