Gross cycling efficiency is not altered with and without toe-clips

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 47-55

  Ostler, Laura M ^a   Betts, James A ^a   Gore, Christopher J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^b AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT   (Australia)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cycle ergometer; Exercise; Hypoxia; Oxygen consumption; Reliability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE INTENSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOXIA; MALE; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; BICYCLING; ERGOMETRY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HUMANS; MALE; OXYGEN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPORTS EQUIPMENT;

EID: 36348944660     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640410701332507     Document Type: Article

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