Upper Body Muscle Strength and Endurance in Relation to Peak Exercise Capacity During Cycling in Healthy Sedentary Male Subjects.

Summary, in English

Segerström, AB, Holmbäck, AM, Elzyri, T, Eriksson, KF, Ringsberg, K, Groop, L, Thorsson, O, and Wollmer, P. Upper body muscle strength and endurance in relation to peak exercise capacity during cycling in healthy sedentary male subjects. J Strength Cond Res 24(x): 000-000, 2010-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 (&OV0312;O2peak) and maximum work rate (WRpeak). 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 &OV0312;O2peak and WRpeak. 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.

• Författare: Åsa Tornberg; Anna Maria Drake; Targ Elzyri; Karl-Fredrik Eriksson; Karin Ringsberg; Leif Groop; Ola Thorsson; Per Wollmer
• Avdelning/ar: Människan i rörelse: hälsa och rehabilitering; Translationell Muskel Forskning; Vaskulära sjukdomar - kliniska studier; Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, Malmö; Klinisk fysiologi och nuklearmedicin, Malmö
• Publiceringsår: 2011
• Språk: Engelska
• Sidor: 1413-1417
• Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie: Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research
• Volym: 25
• Länkar: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20938359?dopt=Abstract; http://dx.doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181d68579
• Dokumenttyp: Artikel i tidskrift
• Förlag: NSCA National Strength and Conditioning Association
• Ämne: Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging; Endocrinology and Diabetes; Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems; Physiotherapy
• Status: Published
• Projekt: Fysik aktivitet, träning och kost vid typ 2 diabetes
• Forskningsgrupp: Human Movement: health and rehabilitation; Genomics, Diabetes and Endocrinology; Vascular Diseases - Clinical Research; Clinical Physiology, Malmö
• ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt: ISSN: 1533-4287