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Force-velocity relationship and maximal power on a cycle ergometer

Correlation with the height of a vertical jump

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The force-velocity relationship on a Monark ergometer and the vertical jump height have been studied in 152 subjects practicing different athletic activities (sprint and endurance running, cycling on track and/or road, soccer, rugby, tennis and hockey) at an average or an elite level. There was an approximatly linear relationship between braking force and peak velocity for velocities between 100 and 200 rev · min−1. The highest indices of force P0, velocity V0 and maximal anaerobic power (Wmax) were observed in the power athletes. There was a significant relationship between vertical jump height and Wmax related to body mass.

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  1. Laboratoire de physiologie du travail UA CNRS 385, 91 boulevard de l'Hopital, F-75013, Paris, France

    H. Vandewalle, G. Peres, J. Panel & H. Monod

  2. Faculty telesne vychovy a sportu, University Karlovy, Praha, CSSR

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Vandewalle, H., Peres, G., Heller, J. et al. Force-velocity relationship and maximal power on a cycle ergometer. Europ. J. Appl. Physiol. 56, 650–656 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00424805

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