ArticleEuropean journal of applied physiology2014
Cardiovascular responses to counterweighted single-leg cycling: implications for rehabilitation.
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- The Role of Muscle Mass in Endurance Performance and Neuromuscular Fatigue: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Pooled it
- Physiological responses to incremental, interval, and continuous counterweighted single-leg and double-leg cycling at the same relative intensities.European journal of applied physiology · 2017Trial
- Metabolic and blood flow responses to single leg emphasis cycling compared to single and double leg cycling.Experimental physiology · 2026Article
- Vascular and skeletal muscle oxidative capacity responses to continuous double and single leg cycling.Experimental physiology · 2026Article
- Endurance exercise with reduced muscle glycogen content influences substrate utilization and attenuates acute mTORC1- and autophagic signaling in human type I and type II muscle fibers.Skeletal muscle · 2025Article
- The Improvement in Exercise Performance during Reduced Muscle Mass Exercise is Associated with an Increase in Femoral Blood Flow in Older and Younger Endurance-Trained Athletes.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2024Article
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- Agreement between multiparametric MRI (PIVOT), Doppler ultrasound, and near-infrared spectroscopy-based assessments of skeletal muscle oxygenation and perfusion.Magnetic resonance imaging · 2023Article
- Single-leg cycling to maintain and improve function in healthy and clinical populations.Frontiers in physiology · 2023Review
- Single Leg Cycling Offsets Reduced Muscle Oxygenation in Hypoxic Environments.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Central and peripheral modulation of exercise pressor reflex sensitivity after nonfatiguing work.American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology · 2020Article
- Single leg aerobic capacity and strength in individuals with surgically repaired anterior cruciate ligaments.Physical therapy in sport : official journal of the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sports Medicine · 2020Article
- Physiological Responses to Counterweighted Single-Leg Cycling in Older Males.International journal of exercise science · 2020Article
- Interlimb differences in parameters of aerobic function and local profiles of deoxygenation during double-leg and counterweighted single-leg cycling.American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology · 2019Article
- Superior mitochondrial adaptations in human skeletal muscle after interval compared to continuous single-leg cycling matched for total work.The Journal of physiology · 2017Article
- Physiological adaptations to interval training and the role of exercise intensity.The Journal of physiology · 2017Review
- A counterweight is not necessary to implement simple, natural and comfortable single-leg cycle training.European journal of applied physiology · 2014Article
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Abstract
purposeAlthough difficult to coordinate, single-leg cycling allows for greater muscle-specific exercise capacity and subsequently greater stimulus for metabolic and vascular adaptations compared to typical double-leg cycling. The purpose of this investigation was to compare metabolic, cardiovascular and perceptual responses of double-leg cycling to single-leg cycling with and without the use of a counterweight.
methodsTen healthy individuals (age 22 ± 2 years; body mass 78.0 ± 11.2 kg; height 1.8 ± 0.1 m) performed three cycling conditions consisting of double-leg cycling (DL), non-counterweighted single-leg cycling (SLNCW) and single-leg cycling with a 97 N counterweight attached to the unoccupied crank arm (SLCW). For each condition, participants performed cycling trials (80 rpm) at three different work rates (40, 80 and 120 W). Oxygen consumption (VO2), respiratory exchange ratio (RER), heart rate (HR), femoral blood flow, rating of perceived exertion (RPE) and liking score were measured.
resultsVO2 and HR were similar for DL and SLCW conditions. However, during SLNCW, VO2 was at least 23 ± 13 % greater and HR was at least 15 ± 11 % greater compared to SLCW across all three intensities. Femoral blood flow was at least 65.5 ± 43.8 % greater during SLCW compared to DL cycling across all three intensities. RPE was lower and liking scores were greater for SLCW compared to SLNCW condition.
conclusionCounterweighted single-leg cycling provides an exercise modality that is more tolerable than typical single-leg cycling while inducing greater peripheral stress for the same cardiovascular demand as double-leg cycling.
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