Effects of a single-leg exercise training intervention on single and double leg peak power output, maximal oxygen consumption, gas exchange threshold, and the respiratory compensation point
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2020-01-13
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Over the years research has attempted to understand the central vs. peripheral adaptations to training utilizing double-leg and single-leg cycling to further asses the contribution of these components respectively in the context of overall cardiovascular function and performance. Furthermore, single-leg cycling with a counterweight allows cycling with a motion similar to that of traditional double-leg cycling facilitating for more power with lower cardiovascular effort. This study examined the effects of a counterweighted single-leg cycling training program on single-leg and double-leg cycling performance during a ramp incremental test to exhaustion. Ten cardiovascular untrained otherwise healthy men were recruited. The participants underwent a series of ramp incremental tests which were comprised of traditional double-leg cycling and single-leg counterweighted cycling with each leg respectively, before and after a four-week single-leg training intervention. The results suggest that counter weighted single-leg cycling may have influenced central components leading to significant increases in double-leg maximal oxygen consumption, the gas exchange threshold and respiratory compensation point.
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single leg cycling, double leg cycling, gas exchange threshold, counterweighted
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Al Qahtani, A. M. (2020). Effects of a single-leg exercise training intervention on single and double leg peak power output, maximal oxygen consumption, gas exchange threshold, and the respiratory compensation point (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.