Effect of cycling experience, aerobic power, and power output on preferred and most economical cycling cadences

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1225-1232

  Marsh, Anthony P ^a,b   Martin, Philip E ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerobic demand; Bicycling; Economy; Maximal aerobic Power; Optimal cadence; Running; Training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RUNNING; STEADY STATE; TRAINING; VELOCITY;

ADULT; BICYCLING; BIOMECHANICS; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RUNNING;

EID: 0030931970     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005768-199709000-00016     Document Type: Article

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