Relationship between strength level and pedal rate

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 585-589

  Bieuzen, F ^a   Vercruyssen, F ^a   Hausswirth, C ^b   Brisswalter, Jeanick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULON   (France)

^b Insep ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Cyclists; Energetical optimum; Freely chosen cadence; Neuromuscular optimum; Strength capacity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY FUNCTION; CYCLING; ENDURANCE; ENERGY; EXHAUSTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; LEG; LEG EXERCISE; LUNG CAPACITY; MALE; METABOLISM; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION;

ADULT; BICYCLING; FRANCE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE;

EID: 34447505045     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-964859     Document Type: Article

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