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Rylands, LP, Roberts, SJ and Hurst, HT (2015) Variability in Laboratory vs. Field Testing of Peak Power, Torque, and Time of Peak Power Production Among Elite Bicycle Motocross Cyclists. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 29 (9). pp. 2635-2640. ISSN 1533-4287
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Abstract
The aim of this study was to ascertain the variation in elite male BMX cyclists’ peak power, torque and time of power production during laboratory and fieldbased testing. Eight male elite BMX riders volunteered for the study and each rider completed 3 maximal sprints using both an SRM ergometer in the laboratory, and a portable SRM power meter on an Olympic standard indoor BMX track. The results revealed a significantly higher peak power (p = < 0.001, 34 ± 9 %) and reduced time of power production (p = < 0.001, 105 ± 24 %) in the field tests when compared to laboratory derived values. Torque was also reported to be lower in the laboratory tests, but not to an accepted level of significance (p = 0.182, 6 ± 8 %).These results suggest that field based testing may be a more effective and accurate measure of a BMX rider’s peak power, torque and time of power production.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC1200 Sports Medicine |
| Divisions: | Sport Studies, Leisure & Nutrition (closed 31 Aug 19) |
| Publisher: | Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins |
| Date Deposited: | 08 May 2015 11:03 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Mar 2022 09:05 |
| URI: | https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/1008 |
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