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Burnie, L., Barratt, P., Davids, K., Worsfold, P. and Wheat, J.S. 
ORCID: 0000-0002-1107-6452,
2022.
Effects of strength training on the biomechanics and coordination of short-term maximal cycling.
Journal of Sports Sciences, 40 (12), pp. 1315-1324.
ISSN 0264-0414
Abstract
The aim was to investigate the effects of a gym-based strength training intervention on biomechanics and intermuscular coordination patterns during short-term maximal cycling. Twelve track sprint cyclists performed 3 × 4 s seated sprints at 135 rpm, interspersed with 2 × 4 s seated sprints at 60 rpm on an isokinetic ergometer, repeating the session 11.6 ± 1.4 weeks later following a training programme that included two gym-based strength training sessions per week. Joint moments were calculated via inverse dynamics, using pedal forces and limb kinematics. EMG activity was measured for 9 lower limb muscles. Track cyclists ‘leg strength” increased (7.6 ± 11.9 kg, P = 0.050 and ES = 0.26) following the strength training intervention. This was accompanied by a significant increase in crank power over a complete revolution for sprints at 135 rpm (26.5 ± 36.2 W, P = 0.028 and ES = 0.29). The increase in leg strength and average crank power was associated with a change in biceps femoris muscle activity, indicating that the riders successfully adapted their intermuscular coordination patterns to accommodate the changes in personal constraints to increase crank power.
| Item Type: | Journal article | ||||||
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| Publication Title: | Journal of Sports Sciences | ||||||
| Creators: | Burnie, L., Barratt, P., Davids, K., Worsfold, P. and Wheat, J.S. | ||||||
| Publisher: | Informa UK Limited | ||||||
| Date: | 2022 | ||||||
| Volume: | 40 | ||||||
| Number: | 12 | ||||||
| ISSN: | 0264-0414 | ||||||
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| Rights: | This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way. | ||||||
| Divisions: | Schools > School of Science and Technology | ||||||
| Record created by: | Jeremy Silvester | ||||||
| Date Added: | 24 Apr 2024 10:38 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 24 Apr 2024 10:38 | ||||||
| URI: | https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/51310 |
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