1. Development of a Novel Eccentric Arm Cycle Ergometer for Training the Upper Body.
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ELMER, STEVEN J., DANVIND, JONAS, and HOLMBERG, HANS-CHRISTER
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ANALYSIS of variance , *ARM , *BODY weight , *MUSCLE contraction , *RESEARCH funding , *STATURE , *PRODUCT design , *REPEATED measures design , *OXYGEN consumption , *ERGOMETRY , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics - Abstract
The article reports on research which was conducted to describe the design and construction of a novel eccentric arm cycle ergometer (ECarm ergometer) for training the upper body and to compare the ECarm to traditional concentric arm cycling (CCarm). Researchers designed the ergometer with the frame and flywheel of a Monark 891E cycle ergometer. They found that the ergometer was simple to use, was adjustable, allowed for a range of eccentric powers and that maximum oxygen consumption measured during use of the EECarm was lower than during the use of the CCarm.
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- 2013
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