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).