Level ground and uphill cycling efficiency in seated and standing positions
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serval:BIB_06077133CF8B
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
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Publications
Institution
Title
Level ground and uphill cycling efficiency in seated and standing positions
Journal
Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
ISSN
0195-9131
Publication state
Published
Issued date
10/2002
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
34
Number
10
Pages
1645-1652
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
PURPOSE: This study was designed to examine the effects of cycling position (seated or standing) during level-ground and uphill cycling on gross external efficiency (GE) and economy (EC). METHODS: Eight well-trained cyclists performed in a randomized order five trials of 6-min duration at 75% of peak power output either on a velodrome or during the ascent of a hill in seated or standing position. GE and EC were calculated by using the mechanical power output that was measured by crankset (SRM) and energy consumption by a portable gas analyzer (Cosmed K4b(2)). In addition, each subject performed three 30-s maximal sprints on a laboratory-based cycle ergometer or in the field either in seated or standing position. RESULTS: GE and EC were, respectively, 22.4 +/- 1.5% (CV = 5.6%) and 4.69 +/- 0.33 kJ x L(-1) (CV = 5.7%) and were not different between level seated, uphill seated, or uphill standing conditions. Heart rate was significantly ( < 0.05) higher in standing position. In the uphill cycling trials, minute ventilation was higher ( < 0.05) in standing than in seated position. The average 30-s power output was higher ( < 0.01) in standing (803 +/- 103 W) than in seated position (635 +/- 123 W) or on the stationary ergometer (603 +/- 81 W). CONCLUSION: Gradient or body position appears to have a negligible effect on external efficiency in field-based high-intensity cycling exercise. Greater short-term power can be produced in standing position, presumably due to a greater force developed per revolution. However, the technical features of the standing position may be one of the most determining factors affecting the metabolic responses.
Keywords
Adolescent, Adult, Bicycling/physiology, Ergometry, Exercise Test, Humans, Male, Oxygen Consumption/physiology, Physical Exertion/physiology, Posture/physiology, Pulmonary Gas Exchange
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