Contributions of local and central sensations to the perception of exertion during cycling: Effects of work rate and cadence

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 291-298

  Jameson, Christopher ^a   Ring, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cadence; Cycling; Perceived exertion; Psychophysics; Work rate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CYCLING; ERGOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNEE; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MYALGIA; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SENSATION;

EID: 0034093777     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026404100365027     Document Type: Article

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