Trial reportEuropean journal of applied physiology2010
Effect of isokinetic cycling versus weight training on maximal power output and endurance performance in cycling.
Trial report in European journal of applied physiology, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Heavy strength training effects on physiological determinants of endurance cyclist performance: a systematic review with meta-analysis.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Pooled it
- Effect of Cycling Cadence on Neuromuscular Function: A Systematic Review of Acute and Chronic Alterations.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Ketone ester supplementation blunts overreaching symptoms during endurance training overload.The Journal of physiology · 2019Trial
- Heavy strength training improves running and cycling performance following prolonged submaximal work in well-trained female athletes.Physiological reports · 2017Trial
- Strength training in the gym versus specific strength training on the bike in young off-road cyclists.British medical bulletin · 2026Article
- Cyclists do not need to incorporate off-bike resistance training to increase strength, muscle-tendon structure, and pedaling performance: Exploring a high-intensity on-bike method.Biology of sport · 2025Article
- Cycling Isokinetic Peak Force Explains Maximal Aerobic Power and Physiological Thresholds but Not Cycling Economy in Trained Triathletes.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2024Article
- Maximal accelerations for twelve weeks elicit improvement in a single out of a collection of cycling performance indicators in trained cyclists.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2022Article
- The Oxygen Uptake Plateau-A Critical Review of the Frequently Misunderstood Phenomenon.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2021Review
- Maximal muscular power: lessons from sprint cycling.Sports medicine - open · 2021Review
- A Comparison of the Effect of Strength Training on Cycling Performance between Men and Women.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2021Review
- Study on physical fitness factors affecting race-class of Korea racing cyclists.Journal of exercise rehabilitation · 2020Article
- Comparison of Short-Sprint and Heavy Strength Training on Cycling Performance.Frontiers in physiology · 2019Article
- Muscular strength profile in Tunisian male national judo team.Muscles, ligaments and tendons journal · 2014Article
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Abstract
The aim of this study was to compare the effects of a weight training program for the leg extensors with isokinetic cycling training (80 rpm) on maximal power output and endurance performance. Both strength training interventions were incorporated twice a week in a similar endurance training program of 12 weeks. Eighteen trained male cyclists (VO(2peak) 60 +/- 1 ml kg(-1) min(-1)) were grouped into the weight training (WT n = 9) or the isokinetic training group (IT n = 9) matched for training background and sprint power (P (max)), assessed from five maximal sprints (5 s) on an isokinetic bicycle ergometer at cadences between 40 and 120 rpm. Crank torque was measured (1 kHz) to determine the torque distribution during pedaling. Endurance performance was evaluated by measuring power, heart rate and lactate during a graded exercise test to exhaustion and a 30-min performance test. All tests were performed on subjects' individual race bicycle. Knee extension torque was evaluated isometrically at 115 degrees knee angle and dynamically at 200 degrees s(-1) using an isokinetic dynamometer. P (max) at 40 rpm increased in both the groups (~15%; P < 0.05). At 120 rpm, no improvement of P (max) was found in the IT training group, which was possibly related to an observed change in crank torque at high cadences (P < 0.05). Both groups improved their power output in the 30-min performance test (P < 0.05). Isometric knee extension torque increased only in WT (P < 0.05). In conclusion, at low cadences, P (max) improved in both training groups. However, in the IT training group, a disturbed pedaling technique compromises an improvement of P (max) at high cadences.
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