Research Article

Reliability of Force-Velocity Tests in Cycling and Cranking Exercises in Men and Women

Table 2

Parameters , , and (means, SD, and range) computed from the force-velocity tests performed with legs or arms by women in sessions 1, 2, and 3.

Session 1Session 2Session 3

Legsrpm200 ± 12 (179–215)203 ± 15 (171–223)203 ± 13 (176–221)
rpm·BH−11.19 ± 0.09 (1.00–1.35)1.21 ± 0.10 (1.04–1.36)1.21 ± 0.09 (1.00–1.32)
kg13.3 ± 2.6 (9.8–17.9)12.9 ± 2.4 (9.2–18.1)13.2 ± 2.3 (9.5–17.5)
kg·BM−10.22 ± 0.02 (0.19–0.25)0.21 ± 0.02 (0.16–0.26)0.21 ± 0.02 (0.19–0.25)
kg·BM−0.670.84 ± 0.09 (0.69–1.01)0.82 ± 0.10 (0.69–1.01)0.83 ± 0.09 (0.69–0.99)
W662 ± 130 (430–907)655 ± 136 (428–914)668 ± 131 (443–893)
W·BM−110.8 ± 1.1 (8.3–12.4)10.7 ± 1.4 (7.5–12.9)10.9 ± 1.3 (8.4–13.3)

Armsrpm203 ± 17 (170–237)210 ± 16 (174–242)209 ± 16 (183–244)
rpm·BH−11.21 ± 0.11 (1.03–1.37)1.25 ± 0.10 (1.07–1.41)1.25 ± 0.10 (1.41–1.10)
kg7.4 ± 1.0 (5.6–9.0)7.3 ± 0.8 (6.0–8.5)7.3 ± 1.0 (5.4–8.7)
kg·BM−10.12 ± 0.01 (0.10–0.14)0.12 ± 0.01 (0.09–0.15)0.12 ± 0.01 (0.09–0.14)
kg·BM−0.670.47 ± 0.04 (0.39–0.54)0.47 ± 0.04 (0.38–0.55)0.46 ± 0.05 (0.38–0.54)
W375 ± 61 (237–466)386 ± 59 (276–491)380 ± 63 (257–482)
W·BM−16.2 ± 0.8 (4.6–7.7)6.4 ± 0.8 (5.1–7.6)6.3 ± 0.9 (4.9–7.7)