Anaerobic cycling performance characteristics in prepubescent, adolescent and young adult females

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 476-481

  Dore E ^a   Bedu, M ^a   Franca N M ^a   Van Praagh, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Cycling peak power; Flywheel inertia; Lean leg volume; Young females

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ANAEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETER; BIOMETRY; BODY MASS; CALCULATION; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; FEMALE; FRICTION; GROWTH; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VOLUMETRY;

ADOLESCENT; AGING; ANAEROBIOSIS; BICYCLING; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; ORGAN SIZE; PUBERTY; THINNESS;

EID: 0034996293     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004210100385     Document Type: Article

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