in this study, 10 normal volunteers and 5 sports-trained paraplegics with lesions between t6 and l2 were studied whilst walking with axillary crutches and knee-anlde-foot orthoses. all subjects walked at their preferred speed on a figureof- eight track. normal subjects also walked at slower and faster speeds. oxygen consumption, heart rate and rating of perceived exertion were measured. in norm...

Time to symptom limitation (Tlim) achieved during constant work rate tests is considerably more responsive change than measures commonly recorded ramp-based tests, such as peak of oxygen uptake and maximal (Wmax). There limited literature on the use of, physiological responses to, cycle ergometry in people with cystic fibrosis (CF). The results this study provide evidence that test, when conduc...

To implement a method measuring anaerobic capacity within the field of training control, the reproducibility of the results is of deciding significance. In this study, we examined the test-retest-reliability of the most commonly used method for measuring anaerobic capacity to date, modified according to Monod and Scherrer, on a motorized treadmill. Ten healthy, athletically active, male partici...

Cochrane KC, Housh TJ, Bergstrom HC, Jenkins NDM, Johnson GO, Schmidt RJ, and Cramer JT. Perceptual and Physiological Fatigue Thresholds during Cycle Ergometry. JEPonline 2014;17(5): 95-107. Thirteen subjects (mean ± SD age: 21.8 ± 2.6 yrs) performed an incremental cycling test and 4, 8-min submaximal rides (65 to 80% of VO2 peak) to: (a) compare power outputs and relative intensities that corr...

Wheelchair ergometer testing is used to characterize wheelchair propulsion mechanics. The reliability of kinematic and kinetic measures has not been investigated for wheelchair ergometer testing. In this study, test-retest reliability of biomechanical measurements on a wheelchair ergometer was determined during a submaximal endurance test. Ten nondisabled subjects (seven male, three female), in...