Revisiting the effect of posture on high-intensity constant-load cycling performance in men and women

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 495-501

  Egaña, Mikel ^a   Smith, Stephanie ^a   Green, Simon ^b  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Critical power; Cycling; Gender; Performance; Posture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CYCLING; EXERCISE INTENSITY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUNG CAPACITY; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDING; SUPINE POSITION; ADIPOSE TISSUE; BICYCLE; BLOOD; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDURANCE; HEART RATE; LUNG VENTILATION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME;

LACTIC ACID;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; BICYCLING; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; POSTURE; PULMONARY VENTILATION; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34247185326     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-006-0365-8     Document Type: Article

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