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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-4-22
pubmed:abstractText
The aim of this study was to investigate the relation between upper body muscle strength and endurance, and exercise capacity during an incremental cycle exercise test in sedentary healthy male subjects before and after 6 months of combined supervised group training. Exercise capacity was measured as maximal oxygen consumption (VO?peak) and maximum work rate (WR(peak)). Muscle strength and endurance of the upper body were assessed by bench press and isometric measurement of trunk extensor and flexor maximum voluntary contraction (MVC) and trunk extensor and flexor endurance. Thirty-one subjects were studied before and after the training period. Bench press and trunk extensor MVC correlated to exercise capacity at baseline and after training. Training improved VO?peak and WR(peak). The correlation between trunk extensor MVC and exercise capacity improved after training. Upper body strength may affect exercise capacity by increasing the rider's ability to generate force on the handlebar that can be transmitted to the pedals. Resistance training of the arms, chest, and trunk may help improve cycling performance.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
1533-4287
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
25
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1413-7
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:20938359-Adaptation, Physiological, pubmed-meshheading:20938359-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:20938359-Ergometry, pubmed-meshheading:20938359-Exercise Test, pubmed-meshheading:20938359-Exercise Tolerance, pubmed-meshheading:20938359-Follow-Up Studies, pubmed-meshheading:20938359-Heart Rate, pubmed-meshheading:20938359-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:20938359-Male, pubmed-meshheading:20938359-Muscle Strength, pubmed-meshheading:20938359-Oxygen Consumption, pubmed-meshheading:20938359-Physical Education and Training, pubmed-meshheading:20938359-Physical Endurance, pubmed-meshheading:20938359-Physical Exertion, pubmed-meshheading:20938359-Resistance Training, pubmed-meshheading:20938359-Risk Assessment, pubmed-meshheading:20938359-Sampling Studies, pubmed-meshheading:20938359-Sedentary Lifestyle, pubmed-meshheading:20938359-Upper Extremity
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
Upper body muscle strength and endurance in relation to peak exercise capacity during cycling in healthy sedentary male subjects.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Health Sciences, Division of Physiotherapy, Lund University, Lund, Sweden. asa.segerstrom@med.lu.se
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study