Laboratory versus outdoor cycling conditions: Differences in pedaling biomechanics

Journal of Applied Biomechanics

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 87-92

  Bertucci, William ^a   Grappe, Frederic ^b   Groslambert, Alain ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE REIMS CHAMPAGNE ARDENNE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Crank profile torque; Ergometer characteristics; Subjective perception

Indexed keywords

EXERCISE EQUIPMENT; TORQUE; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

CRANK PROFILE TORQUES; ERGOMETER CHARACTERISTICS; OUTDOOR CYCLING; SUBJECTIVE PERCEPTION;

BIOMECHANICS;

AEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETER; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LABORATORY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; TORQUE; VELOCITY;

EID: 34547421847     PISSN: 10658483     EISSN: 15432688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jab.23.2.87     Document Type: Article

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