ArticleSports (Basel, Switzerland)2020
Bioenergetics and Biomechanics of Handcycling at Submaximal Speeds in Athletes with a Spinal Cord Injury.
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- Biomechanics of elite handcyclists are highly individual-a case series on kinetics, kinematics, and muscular activity.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- Special Issue "Researching Sports Biomechanics for Disabled People".Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Biomechanics of handcycling propulsion in a 30-min continuous load test at lactate threshold: Kinetics, kinematics, and muscular activity in able-bodied participants.European journal of applied physiology · 2020Article
- Assessment of the Relationship between Selected Factors and Stress-Coping Strategies in Handcyclists-A Preliminary Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundA study aimed at comparing bioenergetics and biomechanical parameters between athletes with tetraplegia and paraplegia riding race handbikes at submaximal speeds in ecological conditions.
methodsFive athletes with tetraplegia (C6-T1, 43 ± 6 yrs, 63 ± 14 kg) and 12 athletes with paraplegia (T4-S5, 44 ± 7 yrs, 72 ± 12 kg) rode their handbikes at submaximal speeds under metabolic measurements. A deceleration method (coasting down) was applied to calculate the rolling resistance and frontal picture of each participant was taken to calculate air resistance. The net overall Mechanical Efficiency (Eff) was calculated by dividing external mechanical work to the corresponding Metabolic Power.
resultsAthletes with tetraplegia reached a lower aerobic speed (4.7 ± 0.6 m s
conclusionHandbikers with tetraplegia showed lower aerobic performances but a similar metabolic cost compared with handbikers with paraplegia at submaximal speeds in ecological conditions.
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