Effects of Exercise Intensity on Pedal Force Asymmetry during Cycling
| dc.contributor.author | Farrell, John | |
| dc.contributor.author | Pribble, Brian | |
| dc.contributor.author | Larson, Rebecca | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-11-17T15:34:09Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-11-17T15:34:09Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021-08-08 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of the current investigation was to examine the effects of exercise intensity and a participant’s cycling experience on asymmetry in pedal forces during cycling. Participants were classified as cycling experienced (CE) or non-cycling experienced (NCE) based on self-reported training history. Participants completed an incremental cycling test via a cycle ergometer with inspired and expired gases, capillary blood lactate and pedaling forces collected throughout the test. Group X exercise intensity comparisons were analyzed at workloads corresponding to 2 mmol/L and 4 mmol/L for the blood lactate accumulation and peak power output, respectively. No Group X exercise intensity interactions for any variables (p > 0.05) were observed. The main effect on the exercise intensity was observed for absolute (p = 0.000, η2 = 0.836) and relative (p = 0.000, η2 = 0.752) power outputs and pedal force effectiveness (PFE) (p = 0.000, η2 = 0.728). The main effect for the group was observed for absolute (p = 0.007, η2 = 0.326) and relative (p = 0.001, η2 = 0.433) power outputs, the absolute difference between the lower limbs in power production (p = 0.047, η2 = 0.191), the peak crank torque asymmetry index (p = 0.031, η2 = 0.222) and the PFE (p = 0.014, η2 = 0.280). The exercise intensity was observed to have no impact on asymmetry in pedaling forces during cycling. | |
| dc.description.department | Health and Human Performance | |
| dc.format | Text | |
| dc.format.extent | 11 pages | |
| dc.format.medium | 1 file (.pdf) | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Farrell, J. W., Pribble, B. A., & Larson, R. D. (2021). Effects of exercise intensity on pedal force asymmetry during cycling. Symmetry, 13(08), 1449. | |
| dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.3390/sym13081449 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2073-8994 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10877/16316 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | |
| dc.rights.license | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. | |
| dc.source | Symmetry, 2021, Vol. 13, No. 08, Article 1449, pp. 1-11. | |
| dc.subject | asymmetry | |
| dc.subject | cycling | |
| dc.subject | pedaling | |
| dc.subject | pedal forces | |
| dc.subject | power | |
| dc.subject | torque | |
| dc.title | Effects of Exercise Intensity on Pedal Force Asymmetry during Cycling | |
| dc.type | Article |