PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Eston, R G
AU  - Brodie, D A
TI  - Responses to arm and leg ergometry.
AID  - 10.1136/bjsm.20.1.4
DP  - 1986 Mar 01
TA  - British Journal of Sports Medicine
PG  - 4--6
VI  - 20
IP  - 1
4099  - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/20/1/4.short
4100  - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/20/1/4.full
SO  - Br J Sports Med1986 Mar 01; 20
AB  - Arm (A), leg (L) and combined arm and leg (A + L) ergometry modes were compared at power outputs of 49, 73.5 and 98 W. Selected cardiorespiratory variables and a rating of perceived exertion (RPE) were measured for 19 males of mean age 25.7 (+/- 5.5) years. Oxygen uptake (VO2), heart rate (HR), minute ventilation and rating of perceived exertion (RPE) were all higher (p less than 0.01) in A compared with L and A + L. Gross mechanical efficiency was significantly lower in A (p less than 0.01) than in L or A + L. No differences were observed in any measurements between L and A + L. the correlations between RPE and cardiorespiratory variables were higher for A (RPE:VO2, r = 0.87, p less than 0.01; RPE:HR, r = 0.78 p less than 0.01) than for L and A + L.