Level ground and uphill cycling efficiency in seated and standing positions

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1645-1652

  Millet, Grégoire P ^a   Tronche, Cyrille ^a   Fuster, Nicolas ^a   Candau, Robin ^a  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

Economy; Mechanical power; Oxygen consumption; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CYCLING; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ERGOMETER; GAS ANALYSIS; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; METABOLISM; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PRODUCTIVITY; SEAT; STANDING;

EID: 0036790897     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005768-200210000-00017     Document Type: Article

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