TABLE 2.
Relationships between training‐induced changes in cycle power output and various test measures in strength‐trained novice cyclists.
| Predictor variable | PPO | P max | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| p | r | p | r | |
| Cycling Tpeak (Nm) | 0.38 | 0.25 | 0.34 | 0.27 |
| Cycling RPMpeak (rpm) | 0.27 | 0.32 | 0.11 | 0.44 |
| Cycling T 0 (Nm) | 0.10 | 0.46 | 0.07 | 0.50 |
| Cycling RTD0‐100 (Nm.s−1) | 0.59 | 0.16 | 0.45 | 0.22 |
| Cycling RTD0‐200 (Nm.s−1) | 0.84 | 0.06 | 0.58 | 0.16 |
| Cycling RTDavg (Nm.s−1) | 0.88 | −0.05 | 0.87 | 0.05 |
| Cycling RTDpeak (Nm.s−1) | 0.94 | −0.02 | 0.99 | −0.001 |
| IMTP peak force (N) | 0.43 | 0.23 | 0.48 | 0.21 |
| IMTP RFD0‐100 (N.s−1) | 0.59 | −0.16 | 0.62 | −0.15 |
| IMTP RFD0‐200 (N.s−1) | 0.33 | −0.28 | 0.30 | −0.30 |
| IMTP RFDavg (N.s−1) | 0.74 | 0.10 | 0.82 | 0.07 |
| IMTP RFDpeak (N.s−1) | 0.92 | 0.03 | 0.77 | 0.09 |
| 3RM back squat (kg) | 0.84 | −0.06 | 0.56 | −0.17 |
| 3RM trap bar deadlift (kg) | 0.38 | −0.25 | 0.37 | −0.26 |
Note: r, Pearson's correlation coefficients
Abbreviations: P max, cycling theoretical peak power; PPO, cycling observed peak power output; RFD/RTD0‐100 and RFD/RTD0‐200, rate of force/torque development from 0 to 100 ms and 0–200 ms; RFD/RTDavg, average rate of force/torque development; RFD/RTDpeak, peak rate of force/torque development; RPMpeak, cycling observed peak cadence; T 0, cycling theoretical peak torque; Tpeak, cycling observed peak torque.
Statistical significance set at p < 0.05.