Peak power in obese and nonobese adolescents: Effects of gender and braking force

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 2072-2078

  Duché, Pascale ^a,b,c   Ducher, Gaele ^a,b,c   Lazzer, Stefano ^a,b,c   Doré, Eric ^a,b,c   Tailhardat, Michel ^a,b,c   Bedu, Mario ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^b CRNH AUVERGNE   (France)

^c Centre Médical Infantile   (France)

Author keywords

Allometric model; Cycling peak power; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALLOMETRY; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; FORCE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; OBESITY;

EID: 0036897673     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005768-200212000-00031     Document Type: Article

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