Maximal muscular power: lessons from sprint cycling

J Douglas, A Ross, JC Martin - Sports Medicine-Open, 2021 - Springer
Maximal muscular power production is of fundamental importance to human functional
capacity and feats of performance. Here, we present a synthesis of literature pertaining to …

Using field based data to model sprint track cycling performance

HA Ferguson, C Harnish, JG Chase - Sports medicine-open, 2021 - Springer
Cycling performance models are used to study rider and sport characteristics to better
understand performance determinants and optimise competition outcomes. Performance …

Hamstring muscle elasticity differs in specialized high‐performance athletes

S Avrillon, L Lacourpaille, F Hug… - … journal of medicine …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The effect of training on hamstring flexibility has been widely assessed through the
measurement of the maximal range of motion or passive torque. However, these global …

The role of stroke rate and intensity on rowing technique

G Ettema, A Haug, TP Ludvigsen… - Sports biomechanics, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
We investigated the notion that ergometer rowing technique at different intensities, but self-
chosen stroke rates (SR) would resemble each other more than when rowing at other …

Marker-less monitoring protocol to analyze biomechanical joint metrics during pedaling

G Serrancolí, P Bogatikov, JP Huix, AF Barberà… - IEEE …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Marker-less systems are becoming popular to detect a human skeleton in an image
automatically. However, these systems have difficulties in tracking points when part of the …

Biomechanical measures of short-term maximal cycling on an ergometer: a test-retest study

L Burnie, P Barratt, K Davids, P Worsfold… - Sports …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
An understanding of test-retest reliability is important for biomechanists, such as when
assessing the longitudinal effect of training or equipment interventions. Our aim was to …

Predicting pedalling metrics based on lower limb joint kinematics

A Torres, F Nougarou, F Domingue - Computer Methods in …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This study aimed to predict the index of effectiveness (IE) and positive impulse proportion
(PIP) to assess the cyclist's pedalling technique from lower limb kinematic variables. Several …

Lower-limb muscle function is influenced by changing mechanical demands in cycling

AKM Lai, TJM Dick, NAT Brown… - Journal of …, 2021 - journals.biologists.com
Although cycling is a seemingly simple, reciprocal task, muscles must adapt their function to
satisfy changes in mechanical demands induced by higher crank torques and faster …

[PDF][PDF] Heavy and explosive training differentially affect modeled cyclic muscle power

KK Tanghe, JC Martin - Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 2020 - researchgate.net
Exerc., Vol. 52, No. 5, pp. 1068–1075, 2020. Introduction/Purpose: Muscular power is
important in applications ranging from elite sport to activities of daily living. Results for …

During cycling what limits maximum mechanical power output at cadences above 120 rpm?

EF Hodson-Tole, OM Blake… - Medicine and science in …, 2019 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Purpose A key determinant of muscle coordination and maximum power output during
cycling is pedaling cadence. During cycling, the neuromuscular system may select from …