The influence of training status, age, and muscle fiber type on cycling efficiency and endurance performance

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 115, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 723-729

  Hopker, James G ^a   Coleman, Damian A ^c   Gregson, Hannah C ^a   Jobson, Simon A ^b   Von Der Haar, Tobias ^a   Wiles, Jonathan ^c   Passfield, Louis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endurance performance; Gross efficiency; Maximal oxygen uptake; Muscle fiber type

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; BICYCLE; ENDURANCE; ENDURANCE PERFORMANCE; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; GROSS EFFICIENCY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MAXIMAL OXYGEN UPTAKE; METABOLISM; MUSCLE CELL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SLOW MUSCLE FIBER;

ENDURANCE PERFORMANCE; GROSS EFFICIENCY; MAXIMAL OXYGEN UPTAKE; MUSCLE FIBER TYPE;

BICYCLING; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE FIBERS, SLOW-TWITCH; OXYGEN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE;

EID: 84883595807     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00361.2013     Document Type: Article

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