Table 4.
Means (±SD) for biomechanical variables for women and men on the Stationary (SE) and Dynamic (DE) Ergometer.
| Stroke Rate* |
Stroke Ratio* | Impulse*† (Ns) |
Peak Force*† (N) |
Time to Peak(s) | Time to Peak* (% stroke) |
RFD*† (N·s-1) |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women | SE | 28.7 (1.3) | 2.08 (.20) | 273.0 (23.5) | 654.2 (74.70) | 0.29 (0.06) | 13.9 (2.6) | 2336 (586) |
| (N=14) | DE | 31.5 (2.5) | 1.80 (.27) | 251.9 (27.7) | 592.6 (77.10) | 0.30 (0.05) | 15.4 (2.1) | 2055 (415) |
| Men | SE | 28.4 (2.2)‡ | 2.25 (.25) | 370.6 (39.9)‡ | 900.1 (109.8) | 0.29 (0.06) | 13.8 (3.4) | 3238 (797) |
| (N=14) | DE | 32.8 (2.5)‡ | 1.85 (.25) | 326.0 (39.8)‡ | 792.5 (115.3) | 0.28 (0.05) | 15.2 (2.8) | 2909 (633) |
Note.
*Statistically significant (a = 0.05) difference between ergometers
† statistically significant (a = 0.05) difference between sexes (a = 0.05)
‡ male change from SE to DE greater than female change (a = 0.0253).