| a | Slope of the F/v profile |
| b | y-axis intercept of the F/v profile |
| bi | y-axis intercept of the F/v profile at crank revolution i |
| BFP | Body Fat Percentage |
| d | Distance |
| F/v | Force-velocity |
| F | Mean pedal force |
| Fmax | Maximal mean pedal force |
| Fmax,i | Maximal mean pedal force at crank revolution i |
| i | Number of crank revolutions; i = 1, 2, … |
| MHC | Myosin heavy chain |
| P | Power |
| Pmax | Maximum power output |
| Pmax,i | Maximal power output at crank revolution i |
| Pmean | Average power output |
| PR | Pedalling rate, cadence, frequency |
| PRmax | Maximal pedalling rate |
| PRopt | Optimal pedalling rate |
| PRopt,i | Optimal pedalling rate at crank revolution i |
| PRopt(t) | Optimal dynamic pedalling rate at timepoint t; time-dependent optimal pedalling rate |
| P/v | Power-velocity |
| rpm | Revolutions per minute |
| v | Velocity |
| vmax | Maximal velocity |