Influence of crank rate in hand cycling

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1826-1831

  Verellen, Joeri ^a   Theisen, Daniel ^b   Vanlandewijck, Yves ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cadence; Force velocity; Mechanical efficiency; Spinal cord injury; Wheelchair users

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; HAND CYCLING; HUMAN; MALE; MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; EFFICIENCY; EXERCISE TEST; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE; PULMONARY VENTILATION; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 4944240707     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/01.MSS.0000142367.04918.5A     Document Type: Article

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