The effects on extremities' muscles while cycling with different speed and gradients

This study is to analyze the upper and lower extremity's reaction while riding bicycle in 3 different speed and 3 different gradients on both fixed and non-fixed training platform, We used 6 physically healthy male as our subjects, who are aged 23.46±3.21 with an average height 171.26±6.39cm, average weight 64.43±7.48kg, average time of working out per week 13 hours, and no physical obstacles and surgery record. We used Bio-MP150 system along with the data retrieving software ACQ Knowledge Version 3.8.1 to analyze the distribution of extremity's muscle used. Different speed and gradient could activate different muscles of extremity; by the way, the strength of RE and UF in non-fixed are less than fixed training platform. It is very interesting, because there will be comfortably when we ride bike with non-fixed training platform. This study provides professional cyclists useful information for training purpose.