Bioenergetics and biomechanics of cycling: The role of 'internal work'

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 323-329

  Minetti, Alberto E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cycling; Internal work; Metabolic equivalent; Model equation; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BICYCLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRODUCTIVITY; THEORETICAL MODEL; WORK;

BICYCLING; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EFFICIENCY; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; WORK;

EID: 79951942715     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-010-1434-6     Document Type: Article

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