1. The effects of vibration on efficiency in off-road cyclists
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Ozgur Ozkaya, Arzu On, Tolga Akşit, Gorkem Aybars Balci, and Ege Üniversitesi
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cycling ,off road cyclist ,workload ,human experiment ,beta elastomer ,lung gas exchange ,heart rate ,Graded exercise test ,Borg dyspnea scale ,Respiratory exchange ratio ,endurance ,Rating of perceived exertion ,exercise ,adult ,Rehabilitation ,mountain biking ,oxygen consumption ,Oxygen uptake ,unclassified drug ,volume of carbon dioxide output ,respiratory tract parameters ,volume of oxygen uptake ,young adult ,Original Article ,vibration ,Cycling ,ventilation threshold ,performance ,prospective study ,medicine.medical_specialty ,medical parameters ,whole body vibration training ,Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation ,Article ,whole body vibration ,male ,exhaustion ,Heart rate ,medicine ,polyester ,cyclist ,human ,normal human ,Gross efficiency ,business.industry ,carbon dioxide ,physical performance ,Vibration ,oxygen uptake ,Physical therapy ,bicycle exercise test ,athletic performance ,business ,human activities - Abstract
Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate whether vibration significantly affected the efficiency of off-road cyclists. Patients and methods: Eight male mountain cyclists (mean age 21.1-1 years; range, 19 to 22 years) between August 2017 and November 2017 were included. The experimental protocol included four testing sessions with a one-day interval between testing sessions: A familiarization session; performance of submaximal tests; performance of maximal graded exercise test; and a 30-min mountain bike trial performed with vibration or without vibration. Physiological measures including volume of oxygen uptake (VO2), volume of carbon dioxide output (VCO2), VO2, VCO2, heart rate, respiratory exchange ratio, rating of perceived exertion, and gross efficiency (GE) were compared between the trials performed with vibration or without vibration. Results: There was a significant increase in the GE with the addition of intermittent vibration, particularly over the last 15 min of the cycling trial (p 0.05). There were no significant effects of vibration on other parameters. Conclusion: This study demonstrates that addition of intermittent vibration may provide positive benefits in improving GE during a 30-min submaximal cycling trial. © 2021 Turkish Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. All rights reserved.
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- 2019