Different effect of cadence on cycling efficiency between young and older cyclists

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2128-2133

  Sacchetti, Massimo ^a   Lenti, Mauro ^a   Di Palumbo, Alessandro Scotto ^a   De Vito, Giuseppe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME FORO ITALICO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

aging; cadence efficiency relationship; freely chosen pedal rate; Master athlete; pedal rate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRELAND; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; BICYCLING; BIOMECHANICS; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78049528437     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e3181e05526     Document Type: Article

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