Effects of gradient and speed on freely chosen cadence: The key role of crank inertial load

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 171-177

  Sassi, Aldo ^a   Rampinini, Ermano ^a   Martin, David T ^b   Morelli, Andrea ^a  

^a Mapei SpA   (Italy)

^b AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Crank inertial load; Cycling; Freely chosen cadence; Gradient

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE DATUMS; CRANK INERTIAL LOAD; CYCLING; FREELY CHOSEN CADENCE; GRADIENT; INDEPENDENT VARIABLES; LINEAR DECREASES; LINEAR REGRESSION MODELS; MULTIPLE REGRESSIONS; POWER METERS; POWER OUTPUTS; PROFESSIONAL CYCLISTS; TOTAL MASSES; TRAINING SESSIONS;

LINEAR REGRESSION; MODULATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; ENERGY METABOLISM; GROUND REACTION FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE FORCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPORTS SCIENCE; VELOCITY;

ACCELERATION; ADULT; BICYCLING; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMANS; TIME FACTORS; TORQUE;

EID: 58149314154     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2008.10.008     Document Type: Article

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